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Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto 11/2/06 (Topic: Bush Campaign Scheduling)
— Thursday, November 02, 2006 — Q Could you talk about the districts that he's going to be going to in these last few days of the campaign? These are all red states. Why were they chosen that way? MR. FRATTO: The President is going to districts where we know that he can make a difference and where he knows that he can make a difference. These are all very contested races. Each one of them we consider necessary for our strategy of keeping the Senate and the House in Republican hands. They're all very tough, very difficult, contested races, and that's where -- that's where we're going to go, wherever they are. Q There are some tough, contested races in blue states, as well. Is it because the White House is afraid that the President could become a liability in those? MR. FRATTO: Not at all. We haven't cancelled any events. We go where we think we can have the biggest impact in winning these seats. Q But it is striking, Tony, that here you are a few days from the election, and the President is spending his last several days in 10 states, all of which he won in 2004. So now, what does it say about the vulnerability of the party that this is where the President has to spend his time? MR. FRATTO: It says that there are particular races where this President could make a particular impact in keeping control of the House and the Senate, and nothing more than that. Midterm elections are always very tough, as you've heard others talk about. Elections are always close, they're always tightly fought. And we feel very confident with the way things are going to turn out on Tuesday. We have more money, we have a better ground game, we have outstanding candidates, and we're being very strategic in where we go. And we think you're going to see those results on Tuesday. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Fratto | News Media | Bush Administration | Midterm Elections
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