We don't blame Republicans for blaming all their troubles on Bush, we do it all the time.
The Republican who lost the Governor's race in New Jersey says it's all Bush's fault.
Doug Forrester, in his first postelection interview, laid the blame for his loss in the governor's race last week directly at the feet of President Bush. He said the public's growing disaffection with Bush, especially after Hurricane Katrina, made it impossible for his campaign to overcome the built-in advantage Democrats have in a blue state like New Jersey.
"If Bush's numbers were where they were a year ago, or even six months ago, I think we would have won on Tuesday," Forrester said. "Katrina was the tipping point."
A story in today's New York Times notes that while Bush did not campaign in NJ, Cheney did. Rove did too.
The Times notes that Republicans are distancing themselves from the failed Bush regime. For example, "Rep. J. D. Hayworth of Arizona flatly declared that he would not want Mr. Bush campaigning on his behalf."
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