Campaign officials say their efforts have "ramped up" significantly in the pastmonth and a half, although a campaign official says they are probably a month or more away from hiring field staff to coordinate efforts to reach religious voters at the state level.
The XHB and most of its component stocks now trade below their 200-day moving averages, below which their 50-day averages plunged in the pastmonth and a half.
Over the pastmonth and a half, the U.S. stock market has tumbled from its late April highs, and talk of a double-dip recession is becoming more frequent.