They got to vote on one-party rule. They rejected it.
They got a chance to vote local. They voted national.
No matter what name was on the ballot, to many voters it read “George W. Bush.”
And for Republicans, for the first time in six years, that was very bad news.
A toxic stew of a war gone bad, politicians gone corrupt and issues not addressed left voters in vengeful mood, clearly voting more against Republicans than for Democrats.
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