Bush takes Risk on Jerry Kilgore

[Darkdale]

Bush Shows Support For Kilgore in Va

Bush helps Virginia candidate
In Virginia, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tim Kaine chatted with neighbors in his Richmond neighborhood before going to the polls with his wife, Anne Holton.

Kaine’s Republican challenger, Jerry Kilgore, got a boost Monday from President Bush, who made a last-minute dash into Virginia to urge die-hard conservatives to help turn out voters for the former attorney general.

“The thing I like about this fellow is he grew up on a farm,” Bush said in a brief stop on his return from a South American trade mission. “He doesn’t have a lot of fancy airs.”

At a campaign event for Kaine, Democratic Gov. Mark Warner welcomed the arrival of Bush, who even in reliably Republican Virginia suffers job-approval ratings of around 40 percent.

“If they want to compare how things are going in Washington versus how things are going in Virginia, I’ll take that comparison every day of the week,” Warner said.

 

[SoyLeche]

The thread title should probably read "Kilgore takes risk on Bush"

 

[Darkdale]

The thread title should probably read "Kilgore takes risk on Bush"

That is possible. But if Kilgore loses, it will be a real testiment to Bush's lack of influence within the party. Republicans will move away from him all together and we have a lame duck president.