Republicans See Divided Party and Trouble in â08
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After years of political dominance, Republican voters are concerned about their party and their candidates, according to a new Times/CBS News Poll.
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In a few words meant to speak volumes, Republicans have extended a welcome to party members who disagree with elements of their platform, a strongly conservative statement of beliefs that includes an endorsement of constitutional bans on abortion and gay marriage.
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As President Bush enters a tight  two-month battle to win another term in the White House, fellow  Republicans seem headed toward retaining control of a sharply  divided U.S. Congress.
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Â· Disastrous week after loss of aides and cash crisis  Â· Republican to focus on three key primary states
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In the convoluted political atmosphere of the Capitol, where lawmakers worry about re-election, it may not be so easy for the Republicans to steamroller the Democrats.
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Polarized voters, almost perfectly divided between the two parties &#151; and the balance of power hanging on hard-fought, expensive campaigns in a few key areas. It's the story line of the 2004 presidential election, but it's also playing out in the battle for power in state legislatures, where Democratic and Republican control has probably never been so evenly divided.
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The GOP base, eroded by scandals and an unpopular war, appear ready to take down some of their own
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A demoralized Democratic Party tried to pick up the pieces on Thursday as Republicans celebrated President Bush&#39;s re-election, with both sides
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Democrats and Republicans both came out with tough talk on Bush's plan, but conditions exist for a compromise.
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Their president's approval ratings are at historic lows. The war in Iraq is grinding down their political prospects, and their party is showing deep divisions on issues such as education and immigration.
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Louisiana Republicans split over John McCain, the winner of state caucuses, and Mike Huckabee, who narrowly won the state primary. This weekend the rivals will have another chance to snare delegates to the national convention.
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John McCain meets Republican leaders in Congress in attempt to work out how to unify party for election
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Fissures over Iraq could make it more difficult for Republicans to coalesce on national security policy and avoid a bitter intraparty fight going into 2008.
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Republicans point to record levels of diversity among delegates to their upcoming convention, though the GOP isn't close to matching the makeup of the U.S. population overall or the Democratic delegation that met last month in Boston.
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The spate of Republican retirements will make it difficult for his party to take control of Congress in 2008, he said at a Monitor breakfast Thursday.
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At times it was hard to tell who was the Democrat and who was the Republican in what has shaped up as one of the most important Senate races in the country.
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Mirroring national rift within party, many D.C. area households are torn between Clinton, Obama.