Isn't this all a little early? I see all this frenzy as setting themselves up for voter burnout by '08 and more big losses.
Maybe. But it seems like the political process is getting more and more extended. As an Alleghenny County (the county that includes Pittsburgh, PA) Republican staffer said at a campaign 2004 meeting in October 2004, "It's like the Super Bowl out there! People honking their horns! [at Bush and Kerry signs on cars.]"