[zbigreddogz]

Oh, wait. I think I get it. Is he worried that if the R doesn't get over 50%, he won't have Bush's coattails in the runoff?

[Theodore R.]

Yes, that's part of the problem, but it is mathematically possible for two LA Democrats to wind up in the December 2004 general election for senator: Rep. Chris John and Treasurer John Kennedy. No matter what, I think Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer would finish in fourth place.