The Stuart Smalley Syndrome

"If the Republican Party can't protect an election won by the incumbent U.S. senator in Minnesota, there is no point in donating to the Republican Party. …

 As long as [Sen. Norm] Coleman maintains any lead at all, Republicans don't seem to care that Coleman's advantage is being shrunk by laughable ballot 'discoveries' and disreputable standard-switching from precinct to precinct – depending on which method of counting ballots is most advantageous to Franken."

You're good enough,
You're smart enough,
And doggone it
People really like you!
- Saturday Night Live