Will Bush's low poll ratings in California affect today's race?

[kentuck]

I'm sure the Republicans in Congress are watching very closely to see if the voters will connect Bilbray to Bush in today's election. Their hopes are that the voters will judge their Congressmen on a different scale. However, if Bilbray loses to Busby today, it will send shock waves thru the Republican Party. Few of them live in districts as "Republican" or as secure as this former seat of Cunningham. If Bilbray loses, then none of them are safe. All of them are vulnerable.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/06/04/MNGBSJ87JT1.DTL&type=politics

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Washington -- President Bush's job approval ratings have fallen to a new low among California voters, as Republicans once loyal to the commander-in-chief are abandoning him over issues from the Iraq war to immigration to runaway federal spending, according to a Field Poll released today.

Even as Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has seen his ratings start to rebound among state voters, 28 percent of Californians now approve of the job Bush is doing, while 65 percent of state voters disapprove.

"We're in uncharted waters," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field Poll. "All previous presidents who have dipped this low either resigned from office shortly thereafter or were voted out of office. Here we have a president who will be with us for 2 1/2 more years.

"The question is, can a president who has reached those depths reconnect with voters and turn those ratings around? I've never seen it done before because we've never had it happen before."

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[sutz12]

1. I hope so.

:)

:kick:

[GOTV]

2. The polls say dead heat don't they?