Even the Conservative Andrew Sullivan...

is afraid that George W. Bush might get rolled by the Democrats in November.

The situation is actually worse than Sullivan's article suggests. Some of Bush's "obvious advantages" Sullivan lists, "solid approval ratings; a booming economy; the legacy of a popular war-leader; and the fact that many Americans simply like the guy," aren't so obvious. His approval ratings and personal approval ratings are slipping in the latest polls and if the Democrats play it cool, they can make sure these numbers continue to fall. Technically the economy is booming, GDP is growing very quickly, but the job situation and the government's fiscal outlook remain bad. The whole war-leader deal is Bush's best chance at winning re-election and even that isn't rock solid, because American deaths in Iraq are rising and the WMD issue is going to be a continuous source of embarrassment for the White House.

Oh yes, Bush's whole chasing the Democrats around thing is really pathetic. After each primary he feels compelled to stop by (on the tax payer's dime) and do a little cyrpto-campaigning. What a saaaaad man.