The 2012 Presidential candidates know they cannot win the nomination without the support of Tea Party Republicans.
Mr Bush has told Israel that the Palestinians need a state, and the Palestinians that they cannot win one through terrorism.
Although they acknowledge that they cannot win militarily, they have shown themselves to be shrewd, and this week hardened their position publicly before getting down to business.
Only IBM, with its huge mainframe and services businesses, seems able to defend itself as Dell turns once-profitable products into commodities and forces competitors into a cost-cutting game they cannot win.
Indeed, euro-zone ministers have said they may just press ahead with their own FTT if they cannot win EU-wide agreement which could mean extra business for London from the likes of Frankfurt and Paris if Britain vetoes the idea.
The unions have attempted to regain some of their influence within the Labour Party, but they have found that although they can win votes at Party conferences, they cannot necessarily change policy.
All three matches were played in wet and wild conditions which hindered the free-running, open style they play, but Claassens insists that cannot be used as an excuse as they aim for a win that would see them leapfrog fourth-placed Sarries.
If they cannot, they will lack the credibility to win capital-raising business from the world's companies and governments.
But they cannot expect to continue their bad old ways and win public support in recessionary America.
But if Republicans cannot woo and win Latinos either, they had better reconcile themselves to long-term decline.
The Liberal Democrats say they are now the "authentic opposition" and the Tories cannot win the election.
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He can weather a few defections, particularly by individuals who still claim they want the Tories to win the next election, but he cannot afford to lose voters in any number.
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