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

I'm a conservative Republican, ... We need to support President Bush 's agenda. ... We have to have a culture that respects life, that respects the unborn.

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.

President Bush, up until last year, retained strong Republican support and was viewed as the ideological heir to Ronald Reagan. Since last summer, that support has steadily eroded ... Indeed many Republicans appear to be looking beyond the Bush administration and do not identify themselves as Bush Republicans but rather as Reagan Republicans.