Yep this was definately a referendum on Bush and the Republican Party. I mean the Democrats HELD seats in Democrat conntrolled states!!! THEY HELD SEATS!!! OMG!!! OMG!!!!
Ya know I almost made it all the way through that with a straight face.
New Jersey isn't a referendum on Bush II.
But Virginia WAS. Virginia is a conservative red state which supported Bush II. Kilgore should have won there. Bush II even campaigned for him.
The fact of the matter is the perception of the Iraqi War is a bad one, even though the reality is positive. Also Bush's catastrophic choice of Miers as well his total complacency over the dissolution of our Mexican border is hurting him, his party and Republicans and conservatives in general in the public perception - which is bad for us and great for Dems and RINOs.