But at best, it's good to supplement the campaign. If I was Clay, I wouldn't run as a Bush follower. I'd run as someone who is in touch with Middle Georgia's values, while tying national democrats to people like John Kerry, Dianne Feinswine, and Ted Kennedy.
Bush is a positive for Clay, but local campaigns trump national.
He's actually attacking Marshall for being too liberal, which Marshall is trying his hardest to hide. The big names coming down for Clay have been mostly to do fund raising, which they have accomplished quite well.
Clay and Marshall faced off in 2002. Clay ran a stumbling campaign in the beginning. But by the Autumn, he had visibly improved, and Marshall wound up winning by a mere 50.5% to 49.5%.