Bush a "drag" in Virginia

By Chris Kromm / October 28, 2005

Kilgore runs from the President:

Jerry Kilgore, the Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, was happy to have President George W. Bush at his side at a fundraiser last July. Kilgore won't be there today when the president makes a speech in Norfolk.

Kilgore, 44, is in a tight race with Democrat Tim Kaine in the Nov. 8 election, and Bush -- weighed down by the prolonged Iraq war, criticism of the government's response to hurricanes, high gasoline prices and the legal troubles of top Republican officials -- isn't an asset anymore.

"Bush is a drag, even in Virginia," said [analyst] Larry Sabato.

He should just be glad Scooter Libby wasn't planning a surprise visit.

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