Is Bush correct in saying he is a "strong asset" for Republican candidates?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070923/ap_po/republicans_bush;_ylt=AsvzI1yDh6koN1M8INqnNh6s0NUE

Answer 1

LOL.....Yeah he's a real poster child.

Answer 2

I think that any second term president polling at 30% is by definition not a strong asset to candidates in his party. He, of course, can help them a little bit with fundraising, but, at the present time, most Republican Senators and Representatives in close states and districts would rather not have their 2008 elections be turned into a referendum on whether or not the policies of the last eight years have helped the country.

If Bush were leaving office relatively popular, Republican candidates would be clamoring for his help. Since he does not have much support among swing voters, Republicans (especially first-term Senators who only got in office due to Bush's popularity in 2002 and the slash-and-burn political efforts of Karl Rove) would like to put a little bit of distance between themselves and the White House.

Answer 3

Just like in every election, the candidates play their cards close to their chest until they figure out how a strong connection to the official leaving will play out with the public. They'll wait till the last minute to accept his endorsement just in case he does something really dumb at the end or gets accused of something.

Answer 4

He is a lame duck! and look at all the scandals involving homosexuals and his lop sided moral fundamentals. Warmonging ways to liberate a country of muslims that just want to kill and then doing business with comunist China people that beleive his crap are as mental as the man.

Answer 5

He meant to say he's a strong asset for Democrats. He's dyslexic, don't you know.

Answer 6

No, not with his current approval rating of 30 or so percent.

Answer 7

He mistakenly added the "et" to his comment.