I think (and hope!) that Bush learned all his lessons by now. As I recall, in 2000 he basically quit campaigning in the last couple of weeks before the election, and decided to coast the rest of the way.

Ditto for Republican voters. Word is that Florida panhandle voters stayed home after the networks declared the winner.

For the forseeable future, I expect that Bush will be running hard up to Nov 1, and those voters who wish to vote will be there up until they padlock the polling place doors at closing time.

Furthermore, I kinda suspect that Karl Rove is put there planting all kinds of rumors about Bush taking crack, etc. just to innoculate him against any late hits like the DUI.

That would be a pretty confident strategy, deliberately planting believable rumors that your candidate does drugs.

What if the general public took it to heart ?

Then your candidate would be forced to officially announce that they don't take drugs, which would be rather demeaning.

I predict that sometime after Oct. 15, there will be a credible charge that Bush did cocaine. Probably from a close friend from his "wild" days.

They better be ready.

If Terry McAuliffe spouts that, then someone in the Republican party should accuse Kerry of buggering younger boys at his boarding school in Switzerland.

Tit for tat.

jim:

Bush was in Skull & Bones with him--buggery might not be a wise topic.