[Torie]

Coattails are largely history, and reverse coattails are well, whatever. The thought that local candidates will drive turnout in a way that will skew the presidential race is also problematical. I won't say it can't happen, but it is rare. I notice that I am still on your shit list. LOL.

[JohnnyZ]

I notice that I am still on your shit list. LOL.

I do try not to hold being a moderate against you but sometimes you go over the line in your pronouncements regarding Christian conservatives, attacking them for being, well, Christian conservatives, instead of playing the happy RINO. Cheers.

[jack gillis]

The public's increasing bias towards divided government means that reverse coattails are stronger now than coattails.

Am I the only person who remembers that Bush LOST five Senate seats for his party while capturing the WH from the other party?

[Dan from Michigan]

Coattails are largely history, and reverse coattails are well, whatever.

I think Coattails only matter if you have an extremely popular candidate at the top(Reagan), and reverse happens when you have Geoff Fieger.

I don't see that this time.

[WOSG]

"Coattails are largely history, and reverse coattails are well, whatever. "

I think you are wrong. If Bush/Cheney implement and execute 72 hour GOTV, then it will look like coattails, but it will realyl be TURNOUT. Either way, a big Bush win will mean some senators getting elected. eg Georgia, NC, Florida.