Losing West Virginia.

• Author: Peters, Charles
• Position: Tilting at Windmills - Presidential elections - Brief Article

Ominous news for Democrats comes from the Gazette's Tom Searls, who interviewed two political experts about the significance of Bush's victories in 2000 and 2004 by margins that grew from 6 to 13 percent. "Once could have been a fluke," the University of Virginia's Larry Sabato told him. "Twice indicates a new trend, especially because the margin was so much larger this past year." Robert Rupp of West...