Reply #45: I see your point [View All]

and I'm sure it will happen to a certain degree. But Hackett has not been shy about expressing his personal feelings about Bush. He's called him a dangerous chickenhawk among other things - and didn't even apologize. None of this "standing shoulder to shoulder with the president" stuff while lamely trying to create some distance from Bush's policies.

I think that makes a big difference to voters - they're looking for candidates who will come out fighting and say what's on their minds. Then, even if they don't agree 100% with every one of his positions, they at least feel like he will fight hard for them on the positions they do agree with.