And some groups heavily involved in Bush's 2004 campaign -- representing thousands of volunteers and millions of dollars in resources -- said they plan tosit this cycle out or turn their focus to down-ballot races.
Just before we sitdownto chat about her weeks-old wine studio, seconds before we turn our cameras on her, Laura Maniec realizes that her shoes are all wrong.
Dumping them in, she stirs them for a bit, turns the heat down, goes back to the sink toturn off the water, and lets the lettuce sit in the sink to drain.