Posted on 09/19/2005 5:53:37 AM PDT by shortstop
The election is still two years away, and if the Republicans choose a very dynamic candidate he or she won't be in Bush's shadow. But it only takes a few Republican voters in key states staying home to give the election to the Democrats. It's not that they'll turn to the Democrats, it's just that they won't bother with the election. If you don't use ideological appeals and philosophical differences they rust away and after a while they don't work any more.
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