[newzjunkey]

"Awful campaign" riiiight. It was brilliant and sure to be victorious back on Monday. Now it's awful when someone suggests Bush's appearances acted like concrete boots!

The president is increasingly unpopular and it is entirely of his own making.

[kabar]

"Awful campaign" riiiight. It was brilliant and sure to be victorious back on Monday. Now it's awful when someone suggests Bush's appearances acted like concrete boots! The president is increasingly unpopular and it is entirely of his own making. The president is increasingly unpopular and it is entirely of his own making.

BS. It had nothing to do with Bush. Kilgore ran a poor campaign. His running mates who won, Bolling and McDonnell, both drew a significant amount of votes more than Kilgore. How do you explain that?

The Dems did a better job of turnout and Northern Virginia is trending more and more Dem. In 2004, Fairfax County went for Kerry, the first time in over 40 years that a Dem Presidential Candidate has done that. Kaine's margin of victory came essentially from Fairfax County (+60,000), Arlington County (+29,000); and Alexandria (+16,000)in Northern VA. When you include Richmond (+27,000), it is clear that there are some disturbing demographic and voting pattern trends for the GOP. It has nothing to do with Bush.