"I don't remember as much negative stuff as we've seen this year this early," said Douglas Bailey, a Republican media consultant not aligned with a campaign.

But Douglas Bailey, another consultant, said of Mr. Bush: "The Rather thing was a short-term plus for him.

"This election is about defining the future of America," reflected Douglas Bailey, publisher of Hotline, a daily political report.

Douglas Bailey admits arson.

Corporal Stephen Patterson was brought to Chippenham magistrates court this morning along with senior aircraftsman, Douglas Bailey.

Following the dissolution of Tecton, the project was realised by Lubetkin, Francis Skinner and Douglas Bailey.

Douglas Bailey, a Republican political consultant, was more blunt about the political danger.

As a result, said Douglas Bailey, a Republican political consultant, almost everything Mr. Bush does comes under excruciatingly close scrutiny.

"The people have turned the page on this Administration, and right now the next page is blank," says Douglas Bailey, a Republican consultant.

Douglas Bailey, a longtime Republican strategist, said negative advertising had a cumulative, injurious effect on elected officials' ability to govern.