Because all of the polls are pretty much in convergence. All but the most loyal of bushbots are unhappy with the direction the country is going, to varying degrees. Illegal immigration is the issue that galvanizes the country now.
I think he really needs to tack to the right, no doubt about it. He also needs to pound the liberals and 'rats for their refusal to allow energy development here in America.
Oh, and he needs to tell the Republicans in Congress (the Senate especially) to grow some gonads.
The immigration thing is a sticky wicket--he's essentially doing the same thing Reagan did, as far as I can tell. If he does that and truly cracks down on the border, things will be okay.
Not according to the FOX poll. The Fox poll shows Iraq number one, immigration two but followed by the economy by just 1 or 2 points.
Will illegal immigration become an issue that galvanizes the elections?