Bush Can Win

By PoliPundit ~ February 19th, 2004 @ 9:45 am

An editorial in NRO sums up the last month:

All of a sudden, Republicans are worried about President Bush’s chances in the upcoming election. There are several reasons for the gathering gloom. Republicans had hoped to be able to run against Howard Dean, and will not. The economic recovery has not yet produced many jobs. Bush has been losing conservative support because of his record on spending and his immigration proposals. Add to the mix a backward-looking State of the Union address, an unimpressive presidential performance during a television interview, a ham-handed White House response to the controversy about the president’s National Guard service, and — above all — the polls showing John Kerry ahead of Bush, and you can see why Republicans are nervous.

As it happens, we think the worry is overdone.

Read the rest, which explains why Bush is still likely to win.