David Birdsell
David Birdsell
centrist extreme less popular primary tend vote
Primary electorates tend to be more extreme electorates and a vote like Iraq, that was popular and centrist at the time, is going to be a lot less popular in the primary.
biggest bush core faced heart issue namely revolt
This is the biggest revolt Bush has faced and it comes on the issue that has been the core and heart of his presidency, namely security.
campaigns game looking people
The expectations game can make a lot of difference, ... But people are looking at what the campaigns say much more skeptically this year.