It is bad news for an incumbent Republican governor in a Republican state to have well below 50 percent support among Republican voters.

I don't anticipate a significant diminution of support for Republican efforts,

We'll support whoever the Republican nominee is, but we expect to be that nominee,

Clearly we see that when it comes to Bush, traditionally 'red' (Republican) states do not hold the strong support they once did.

The numbers support the fact that this is a more Republican state than Democratic state. Absolutely, recruiting is harder.

The Koch brothers, through the expenditure of billions of dollars and the creation and support of dozens of extreme right organizations, have taken fringe extremist ideas and made them mainstream within the Republican Party.