2006?? 2006??? Good Lord, someone is planning for a 2006 run? We'll be halfway through President Bush's second term then...a long long way off.
If you have a semester to write your term paper, you should work on it for a semester and not try to write it the night before it's due. I applaud these people for realizing that they need to work for every single vote.
The GOP wasted 6!!! years in Louisiana and never came up with a great candidate to run against Landrieu. We knew she was vulnerable 6!!! years ago and did nothing. It's inexcusable.
In fact, many conservatives wishing to be elected would be well-served by spending a couple of years articulating their arguments one voter at a time.