President George W. Bush has made it clear he is excited to get out on the campaign trail this election year to help Republicans keep the White House and retake Congress -- but do they want his help? "On the one hand (Republicans) want to keep their distance from the president in order to avoid being cast as a third Bush term, yet at the same time they need to tap into the fund-raising capacity of the president," said Anthony Corrado, a professor of government at Colby College in Maine. The Reuters/Zogby poll last week found Bush's approval rating had fallen 4 percentage points to 23 percent, a record low for pollster John Zogby. Congress fared even worse, however, falling 5 points to 11 percent.
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Also from Reuters, "McCain edges away from Bush on policy."
Of course, the idea that all Republicans have changed their minds about Bush overnight is going to strike people who have brains as a little hard to believe.
Of course, the idea that all Republicans have changed their minds about Bush overnight is going to strike people who have brains as a little hard to believe.
