Y'all know this is poll tested, right? (Story on Nussle losing supporter after advocating pulling plug on TouchPlay) There is no way a savvy pol would toss out
that much campaign cash if TouchPlay didn't move numbers.

And given the new political soup, big campaign checks attached to a controversial issue might make for a rough ride in the polls.

Nussle's actually not giving up much; the money is replaceable a steep dive in poll numbers attributed to an issue, which a core group of Nussle supporters care about, is not.