[WOSG]

Good points, though I’ll throw one other thing in there. I don’t think it would’ve mattered whom we nominated for IL Governor in 2006, since any Republican would’ve lost under the circumstances. Numerous troubled or controversial Democrat incumbents or ones with subpar approval ratings were swept to 2nd terms (Blago, Napolitano in AZ, Baldacci in ME, Granholm in MI, Kulongoski in OR, Rendell in PA, Bredesen in TN, Doyle in WI).

Let this be a warning to those who blithely assume that a Democrat elected president automatically will screw things up bad enough that they will lose re-election. More likely, they screws things up bad enough that more are dependent on the Government dole and vote to continue Govt handouts in 2012!!

This is what you see in Michigan today and its what happened under FDR in the New Deal - the economic pain and distress led to big Democrat wins in elections, even if their policies are the *cause* of the economic pain and distress.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I think if 2006 had been more like 2004, Granholm would’ve been toast. Her Republican opponent peaked too soon and was a victim of the rodent landslide.