Michael Barone article regarding the 2001 elections (Same as the 2005 elections)!!!

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[jveritas]

The 2001 elections

http://www.michaelbarone.com ^ | 11/7/01 | michael barone

The 2001 elections, Democrats have been spinning for weeks, are a harbinger of what will come in 2002 and 2004. Anticipating the victories they have now won in the races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, Democrats suggested that 2001 would show a weakening of the Republican Party and an inability by George W. Bush to translate his 85 percent-plus job approval rating into victories for Republican candidates. Now that we have the results, how valid are these claims? Odd-year elections are a harbinger of off-year and presidential-year elections only when the issues and personalities in the odd-year elections are congruent with issues and personalities in the off-years and presidential years.....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/566124/posts

[Ma3lst0rm]

Exactly, and they actually did worse here in VA than they did when Warner won. The turn out was higher but Kaine

Bill Bolling won the Lt. Governor race:
http://www.billbolling.com/

And the unquestionably conservative Bob McDonnell appears to have won the Attorney General race even though Deeds is going to have everyone go through "a very long recount".

http://www.vafamilyvalues.org/races/mcdonnell/

Kaine also sold himself as sincere in his faith and one would've thought he was a prolife candidate from some of his ads. If the Dems think there are any indicators coming out of this race that should bode smooth sailing for liberals in government they could not be more wrong.

[Ma3lst0rm]

I think Romney should take on Kennedy or Kerry. He came close to winning in 1994 and its time for him to take another stab at it. I do agree we need a real conservative. God help us if McCain or some Serengeti Republican runs and wins the nomination.