It puzzles me too! Every poll you see has Ketchup either leading Bush or in a dead heat. They can't all be dem polls.
I know the man is mule headed and we hear all the time that he says what he means and means what he says.
But if there was ever a time to fall back and regroup, this is it! He has to stop pissing off his base. He has lost my vote for sure. Not only for this but by spending money even the way a drunken sailor would not.
Of course, he won't miss my vote as he doesn't stand a chance in hell of taking California.