Opposition to immigration bill boost state GOP

Washington Times:

President Bush's immigration bill is hurting fundraising by the Republican National Committee, but fierce grass-roots opposition to the legislation is helping several state Republican parties.
Tina Benkiser, chairwoman of the Republican Party in the president's home state of Texas, says raising money has been successful "in large part to our principled stance against illegal immigration." Since the beginning of 2006, when substantial immigration debate began, she says, "the Republican Party of Texas has experienced an exponential increase in direct-mail donations from supporters statewide."
Both phone and direct-mail fundraising remain strong for the party in Michigan, says state Chairman Saul Anuzis.
"In Michigan, seven out of nine congressional Republicans oppose the bill, our activists are publicly opposing amnesty, and we are also re-establishing our brand image by fighting a Democrat attempt to increase taxes," Mr. Anuzis says. "These issues are keeping our people engaged, where otherwise we could feel a [donations] drop-off."
Similar reports from other state Republican officials in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Delaware suggest that opposition to any form of amnesty for illegal aliens is a fundraising winner.
This goes against the trend of declining national party contributions from rank-and-file donors who say they are angry about the attempt by Mr. Bush and some Republican senators to legalize the status of millions of illegal aliens.
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Well, you did not expect the money to go to Democrats did you? I think this will continue to be a trend for awhile. I cut back on my national contributions when the gang of 14 betrayed us on judges allowing Democrats to thwart democracy. That is one reason why I can't support McCain in the primary.