Hardly. If the country wants tax cuts, and we don't get tax cuts, the Democrats can show pictures of Trent Lott all they want. They will lose seats.
George W. Bush is the face of the Republican party. The country likes George W. Bush. If George W. Bush has confidence in Trent Lott, backs Trent Lott, and says so, over and over, the country will ignore the continued cries of "racism" from the Democrats.
This is a new world, guys. The GOP wasn't supposed to pick up seats on Nov. 5, but it did.
If the economy's humming along and Hussein is gone, the race card won't work.