That’s the impression one gets from newly reelected Virginia Del. Dave Albo in the Washington Times‘ Kilgore-Bush post-mortem.

“We know that George Bush is just killing us,” said Delegate David B. Albo, a Republican who narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger in Fairfax County. “His popularity just brought the ticket down. There’s no other way to explain it.”

Well, it must not be that bad, Mr. Albo. The GOP’s hold on the House of Delegates only slipped by one seat.