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Redistricting Is A Deeply Political Process, With Incumbents Actively Seeking To Minimize The Risk To Themselves (via Bipartisan Gerrymanders) Or To Gain Additional Seats For Their Party (via Partisan Gerrymanders).

First, His Job Approval Ratings Have Been Trending Down For Many Months, A Trend That Has Accelerated In Recent Weeks As The War On Terrorism Has Been Supplanted In The Public's Mind By Corporate Scandals, Stock Market Declines, And A Growing Sense Of Economic Insecurity.

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All Of This Suggests That While Citizens Became More Comfortable With President Bush After September 11 And Thought Him To Have The Requisite Leadership Skills, They Continue To Harbor Doubts About His Priorities, Loyalties, Interests, And Policies.

With The Parties At Virtual Parity And The Ideological Gulf Between Them Never Greater, The Stakes Of Majority Control Of Congress Are Extremely High.