Same thing here in CA. First ads I've seen were about Arnold speaking about Bush. I thought to myself, "wtf does this have to do with the current situation in California?".

Well, we'll see if it works - if the Govinator loses and we've got a Senator Carter, then running against Bush will be the most brilliant political tactic ever, and Dean will be hailed as the political wonder of the age...on the other hand, if it craps out, then the Democrats will just look rather stupid.

I live in L.A. and have seen nothing but the "Arnold likes President Bush" ads. Even my liberal friends find them confusing, offensive and unlikely to generate any votes.

Angelides has yet to run an ad here that tells you anyting about him. It's one thing for John Kerry to say, "Vote for me, I'm not George Bush". It's another to run a campaign saying, "Vote for me, I'm not the guy who is not George Bush, but I know he likes him". This will fail.

Pat,

I believe so - but not only fail, but backfire...it is firing up the base and getting it enthusiastic about supporting the Congressional GOP. I think this will cost the Democrats some seats.

The election is being nationalised - intentionally by the Democrats...they want to run against GW...their fatal flaw is that this is a midterm, which means that a much higher percentage of the voters will be overtly partisan as opposed to a Presidential election year...much fewer "swing voters", and the winner is whomever has the better "get out the vote" effort - which, these days, is the GOP.

It seems to me that both parties have nationalization drives for this election. The Republican effort seem to be resonating with the public, while the Democratic attempts seem clumsly and ineffectual. Works for me.

"If I'm not the Devil --- I'm Good", Isn't that what VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez ran his election on? Are our very own dimocrats following the lead of Chavez?

smiling

The old saying is still true, that all politics are local.

Trying to run a campaign and NOT concentrate on issues vital to your state or district is a bad idea. You can bring up items of national import, but a Governor's race is still about taxes, jobs, education and even the state forest preserves. If the state is taxing you to death, you are more interested in what the candidates for Governor want to do about it.

Same thing with Senate races. Citizens of Nevada, Michigan and other states, want to know what their Senatorial candidates will do to bring more jobs to them. They are not really interested in trying to regain control of Congress so the Dems can spend 24 months trying to impeach a President with two years left in his term.

Running against Bush did democrats a whole lot of good in 2002 and 2004 didn't it? Isn't the definition of "insanity" doing the same thing time after time and expecting a different outcome?

http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/15609627.htm

Here is insanity.

I have a question for you... if something is a state issue (tourism, gaming, prostitution --comeon... it's Nevada), then what does the Federal Government have to do with it? What ever happened to the autonomy of the states?

Yes, I believe it is true. The Democrats are now stark raving mad and have lost all credibility! AND...it is all President Bush's fault! Love it!

Georgia,

A Senator represents in our government the interests of his State - he is to promote what is best for the State and oppose those things which may harm his State.

We here in Nevada will continue to decide what is best vis a vis gaming, tourism, environment and, yes, prostitution, but as Uncle Sam has his finger in every pie (courtesy of liberalism), wee need a Senator who will go to the federal table and fight for our State's advantage.

Periodically, I get to feel good that we have these lunatic dems to kick around. I think you are right about them going over the edge. Clinton has shown them the way, with a thousand lies per minute. A new record even for the dems. Condi did a smackdown on wee weiner willie showing one major lie...but now all the others need to be exposed. Rush really poured it on and used Richard Clarke's book to do it....Clinton had 11 references to quotes that do not support his contentions. The dems will touch upon this like a burning torch...it will burn them bad.

I heard something hysterically funny on the radio this morning. The head of the Wisconsin Democratic Party was being interviewed...and continuously whined that Cheney was in Milwaukee at a fund raiser for Mark Green for Governor. He complained and complained that it cost $1000 per plate and that the democrats do not have and would not request nor require such large donations from rich fat cats. After he spoke and complained and did his talking points, the interviewer asked if the dinner with Wee Willie (coming to town to support Doyle for Governor) would have a lesser entry point? Man, it was like a cartoon watching that dumb bastard back pedal. There was silence as the interview ended with the dem completely humiliated for what he said. Got me out of bed...all was well to face the day!

All Democrat ads in Connecticut for the federal seats constantly attempt to "link" the Repbulicains to Bush. Nothing about real issues. This is a tough stae to live in if your a conservative.

*Chuckles*

I went to the opening of our local RNC headquarters yesterday and came back with some interesting bits of information from our local races. The Victory '06 campaign of Arnold's has come up with 4 scripts for the early phone banking readers each one focused on a different state issue. It's interesting to see how we're focusing on our state issues in this election while all of what I'm seeing from the Dem side is "HE likes Bush!"

Who's running that party?

The old saying is still true, that all politics are local.

I just saw a DSCC ad here in MD, slamming GOP Senate candidate Michael Steele as "a long-time supporter of George Bush."

Looks to me like everyone's running against President Bush.

The DSCC is led by (up)Chuck Schumer, whose staff illegally obtained Steele's credit report earlier this year. His staffers were dismissed and charged; Chuckie got a complete pass. And this bastard said something so vile today, about President Bush and the NIE, that put me over the edge. I can't remember exactly what it was the bastard said, but he was falsely accusing the administration of ignoring terrorism.

If Chuck Schlumer were beheaded by the jihadists he supports, that Al-Jazeera photo would by my new screensaver...

The children scared of the adults.

Actually, you are thinking more of the House of Representatives. The Senate (while surely taking their states' wishes into account)is supposed to see things in terms of the nation in stead of their state. It's what our upper legislative house was meant for.

Well, unless, like certain Senators from Alaska, you want to spend my tax money on something that will only benefit a select few in your state... but you're a conservative and no fan of pork, right?