On the street

Lisa Wolford, Lawrence Career College student, Lecompton

âÂÂI donâÂÂt think so because too many Democrats got in.âÂÂ

April Jones, homemaker, Lawrence

âÂÂI donâÂÂt think Bush affected the elections at all. I donâÂÂt see him as being too popular.âÂÂ

Steve Klinedinst, pastor and researcher, Eudora

âÂÂI think so. He ran around to different places trying to promote candidates.âÂÂ

William Comer, Kansas University professor, Lawrence

âÂÂUnfortunately, I think he did. The most frightening thing in my mind is we will see incredibly conservative judges on the bench for life. The Senate is just a rubber stamp now for BushâÂÂs conservative politics.âÂÂ