Republican Alice "Rubberstamp" Kerr started her campaign for the KY6 special election as a Bush loyalist. The candidate has no independent bone in her, having voted with her leadership in the KY Senate 98.6 percent of the time, so the characterization was good. She could be counted on to stick by Bush lockstep, through thick or thin, irrelevant of what was best for her district and/or country.
But then the polls showed her numbers dropping, despite running in a GOP-majority district. So she was then forced to distance herself from Bush. Bush himself cancelled campaign appearances on her behalf. The "popular" president was suddenly radioactive in solid red territory.
This distancing will reach its absurd conclusion when Cheney holds a fundraiser for Kerr on Saturday, February 7th.
In Illinois.
Seems that Kerr's own internal polling showed a Cheney appearance in her district would hurt more than help.