Reagan Death No Boost for Conservatives

[AmyStrange]

Reagan Death No Boost for Conservatives
Fri Jun 11, 2:47 PM ET

FROM: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040611/ap_on_el_pr/trail_mix&e=5&ncid=696
NEW YORK - Republicans may have been counting on Ronald Reagan (news - web sites)'s death to boost President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election campaign. In the publishing world, at least, the former president's passing has not provided any bounce to conservative books.

While sales have jumped this week for such Reagan books as "I Love You, Ronnie," and "Reagan: A Life in Letters," little change has been reported in sales of conservative books overall.

"Most of the interest, and much of what customers are looking for in Reagan books, is around Reagan the man; his family, his letters, his life," says Susan Yeager, a spokeswoman for the superstore chain Borders.

"All conservative and liberal books continue to sell well on their own merits," says Bob Wietrak, a vice president for merchandising at Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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[kalian]

1. Because the sheeple have realized....

that dubya doesn't even represent half of Reagan's shadow... Dubya is
such an insult, to his own party, to the American people and to this
great country.