Maybe. The fact that it was a clean win might decrease the degree of partisanship. I know there was a lot of anger over the last one, which many Democrats thought was illegitimate. But now that Bush has had a clear win with no controversy, there might be less resentment and anger.

Also, hopefully the Democrats will learn from their mistakes, and run a more effective campaign next time.

"Well when I talk to people I don't have to worry about spelling." - wannabuyamonkey "If Schumacher’s last effort was the final nail in the coffin then Year One would’ve been the crazy guy who stormed the graveyard, dug up the coffin and put a bullet through the franchise’s corpse just to make sure." -- From a review of Darren Aronofsky & Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One" script