[b]Like the Taliban, NO QUARTER![/b]
[url]http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/33339.htm[/url]
November 4, 2001 -- President Bush isn't on the ballot
Tuesday, but key contests from New York to Virginia could
spell political fallout for him.
Democrats hope to score bragging rights by winning back
the New York mayor's seat, as well as gubernatorial races
in Virginia and New Jersey - all now held by Republicans -
despite Bush's sky-high popularity.
"If they can do that, the message is that Democrats can still
set the agenda with issues like jobs, education, health care
and local issues because voters are listening to a lot more
than terrorism," said Republican pollster John McLaughlin.
That could dent Bush's political clout, at least on domestic
issues, in the closely split Congress, where last week the
president barely won a House vote on airline security.
It would also be a shot in the arm for Democrats, whose
hopes are fading for next year's congressional elections due
to Bush's popularity. But if Republicans win any of
Tuesday's three top contests, it will be credited in part to
Bush's popularity.