Should Congressional GOP Throw McCain Under the Bus?

• By Stuart Rothenberg
• Roll Call Contributing Writer
• Oct. 16, 2008, Midnight

A dozen years ago this month, with GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole mired far back in the polls, the National Republican Congressional Committee spent millions of dollars on a television ad that urged voters not to give Bill Clinton and “liberal special interests” a “blank check” on Election Day by giving Democrats control of Congress.