[Common Tator]

For at least 3 weeks they have been saying these races are too close to call..

All the media types say it is too close to call.

Too close to call 3 weeks ago and too close to call now means no change right?

But David Broder, Tim Russert, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CNBC etc are saying that Bush is having a very positive effect on the races for Republicans.

If they were to close before Dubya started campaigning and and they are still too close to call, is Bush only making them closer so they are even more too close to call?

HuHHHHHH????

Either the media knows things they are not telling us, or they are lying when they say Dubya is making a difference.

[PhiKapMom]

I opt for the media is lying based on what I have seen and heard!

[Cookie123]

Glad to hear that all those other commentators say Bush is having a positive effect for Republican candidates. Tonight that Dick Morris was on FOX talking with Rita Cosby, and he rambled on and on about all the damage Bush has done to Republicans, how (in Morris' view, of course) he should have been staying in the White House looking Presidential instead of being out on the hustings etc.

[pgkdan]

If they were to close before Dubya started campaigning and and they are still too close to call, is Bush only making them closer so they are even more too close to call?

Good point. For at least two weeks all of these TCTC races have been TCTC and we've been hearing that Bush is delivering a 2-6 point Bush Bump wherever he goes. I believe there is a Bush bump...the media wouldn't be giving him the credit for one if there wasn't something there.

Did you see Fox News this morning when they were discussing the NYT Generic Ballot poll? That poll always understates GOP strength by several % and today it had the GOP at 47% and the 'Rats at 40% and everyone seemed to fall all over themselves trying to discredit the poll and I've not heard it mentioned again. If these numbers are even close to being correct we're going to see a huge night for the GOP on Tuesday! I wonder what's up?

[taildragger]

Tator, It is because in there hearts they are DemoRats and they are trying to look impartial. They know this is big. They know Bush has coat tails and is dragging people into vote for these folks cause they like him and Laura. They can't bring themselves to say that they GOP is going to take the senate and they know it, the "MO' is with us.

I say we pick up three seats net total. for a senate of 53 R 1 Ind and 46 Rats, This is with NH a toss up and LA still a run off, If the wind is in our sails on these 2 we pick up 2 more. Remember you heard it here 1st!

[Alberta's Child]

I read somewhere that Karl Rove would not let Bush campaign for any Republican Senate candidate that wasn't a good bet to win -- he didn't want the President to be seen as "rejected" by the voters at all.

I don't know if this is true or not, but in light of the fact that Bush hasn't shown his face in some places (New Jersey, for example) there might be some truth to it.

[AmericaUnited]

I think the Bush factor and the Anti-Clinton in this election will be bigger than most people realize at this point or that is being shown in the polls.