[pete anderson]

Having Obama in a contested race will drive up the Dem. turnout, destroy Bush's chances and hurt the GOP House Candidates. If Obama is not driving the Dem Ticket, Dems will stay home.

[LandOfLincolnGOP]

Having Obama in a contested race will drive up the Dem. turnout, destroy Bush's chances and hurt the GOP House Candidates. If Obama is not driving the Dem Ticket, Dems will stay home.

I think the exact opposite is true. I think if Obama is unopposed, the Democratic house candidates will smell blood and drive greater turnout in the face of a depressed GOP electorate.