Election Junction

Republicans have some serious concerns about losing senate seats in this year's midterm elections, so the big guys are out to help the most endangered of the bunch.

President Bush and Vice-President Cheney have been working Ohio fundraisers for Sen. Mike DeWine Dewine has raised $2.3 million since the beginning of the year, $1.1 million from a single event with Bush, and is likely to need every bit of help he can get in this close race.

Cheney went to New Jersey to help Tom Kean raise money for his senate run, but Kean managed to be "delayed in traffic" and thus get the money without any pesky photos of him with unpopular vice-president.

In contrast, Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania went for both the money and the photo-op, at least at a private event. Maybe not a bad idea, considering some of the public differences the two have had, some of which could hurt Santorum with the Republican base.

Despite Bush's low popularity with the public at large, he's still popular with much of the base, and he's still a great fundraiser.

Now if only people wanted to be seen in public with him.

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