Posted at 8:00 PM on August 25, 2008
by Tom Scheck
The Republican Party has set up a rapid response team to counter the comments made by Democrats at the DNC. The war room is in a nondescript building about a mile from the Pepsi Center. Signs saying "Not Ready '08" and "A mile high and an inch deep" are posted throughout the building.
The GOP has been pretty aggressive in their media efforts. Will the Democrats match it in St. Paul?
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