Virginia Is NOT A Repudiation Of Bush

Democrat Timothy Kaine was elected Governor of Virginia.

His "success owed less to dissatisfaction with Bush and more to satisfaction with Mark Warner's tenure as governor." Kaine rode in on Warner's coattails.

"Republicans lost New Jersey and Virginia four years ago when the president's approval rating was at 87 percent."

"Off-year gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey have proved to be unreliable predictors of elections."

I don't see the Virginia governor's race as an ominous foreshadowing of huge Republican losses in 2006.

Still, Republicans must remain unified -- "It creates an environment where individual members start looking out for themselves rather than the whole team."

"if Republicans in Congress now start to splinter and look out only for themselves--instead of fighting for the ideas that won them power--the same could happen next year."

Some blame Bush for Virginia, but I doubt Virginians decided their vote for governor based on Bush's poll numbers.

So, this bit about "Bush sank the GOP in Virginia" is over the top.

"Every man for himself" running scared will only help the Dems in 2006.

The Dems have no ideas and one agenda -- bash Bush. The Republicans shouldn't help them.

--LynZee