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How to motivate Bush's base
The reason conservatives are giddy about Feingold's proposal is that they think it will bring out the dispirited Bush base, and save the GOP from electoral ruin this November. I certainly don't know what motivates his voters, but I'm inclined to believe the conservatives know them. Their idea is to portray Bush as under attack by liberal extremists and to rally Bush's troops to save their man from censure or impeachment. If Bush isn't under threat of censure and impeachment, the theory goes, conservatives may stay home and let energized liberals and progressives take over Congress.
If Feingold succeeds, we'll find out if the conservatives are right, won't we?