Dems actually made big gains in "swing states"

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Would be very interesting if Bush was allowed to run again in four years time.

As it is, some academic interest, but of no practical use at all...

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Bush won Ohio despite the fact that the state lost jobs.  Were I a Democrat these statistics would not comfort me in the least.

If Bush were allowed to run again these statistics would be useful. He can't. They're not.

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Democratic strategists messed up in Ohio as well... not the farce that was their WV "campaign" but still...
Wasting so much time in Florida was the biggest mistake they made overall... I don't like Florida. Kerry should have got strategists that don't like Florida either.

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But they bode extremely poorly for their hopes of retaking the Senate.    Bush won 26 states by more than 6%, although these states have only 222 electoral votes.

Kentucky Results 2004:

Bush: 59%
Kerry: 39%

Bunning: 51%
Mongiardo: 49%

Without the boosted Evangelical turnout because of the Presidential campaign, Dr Dan would have won.

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We control enough state legislatures to gerrymander our way out of any serious Democratic competition in the House. You'll just have to win the presidency, or you're screwed.

Not true actually. Unless all the GOP controlled legislatures pull a DeLay (and that would NOT be a popular move) you can't gerrymander your way out until the next re-districting.