The GOP elephant charges forward

President Bush is playing offense, driving deep into the blue states. From the WashPost: “President Ventures to Democratic Territory”

Minnesota and Wisconsin, which Bush lost by 5,709 votes, have been trending Republican for at least eight years and White House strategists believe they can turn them by targeting suburbs, along with rural areas that used to be solidly Democratic, with Bush's promises of a muscular foreign policy, preservation of traditional values and attempts to lower taxes.

Meanwhile, a new Strategic Vision poll has Bush up in two other blue states: Pennsylvania (49%-45%) and Iowa (48%-47%).