Let's just be honest about it: 2005 was a disaster for Republicans and conservatives. No, we never really had a chance in Jersey, even though it looked like it, but we got beaten even worse then we should have. Kilgore blew the Virginia race. Yes, Warner's popularity was big, and yes, it's an off year election, and no, Bush isn't at the height of his popularity, but this race was mainly Kilgore's fault. Why did this happen though? What made him think he could run Hitler ads and piss off the NRA and get away with it? California was almost...
