They go this way: that the primaries hurt Mr. Bush by opening divisions in the Republican Party, tying him to its right wing, denting his shiny image and exposing him, in the word of one Gore enthusiast, as an uninformed and inarticulate "stumblebum".
But he cautioned that a primary could hurt more than help.
At Talking Points Memo, Kyle Leighton argued that low G.O.P. turnout in the primary may hurt the party in November.
Many state Democratic officials, worried that a primary could hurt their chances of keeping the governorship, have rallied to Mr. Holden.
Patrick Lynch, the state attorney general, said Thursday that he was leaving the race for governor because a divisive primary might hurt Democrats' chances of winning.
A hard-fought primary could hurt the eventual Democratic nominee, but the early start of the campaigns by two heavyweight Democratic contenders means that New Yorkers are in for 18 months of noisy Pataki-bashing.
But it is a difficult balancing act: stands that could help them in a state like New Hampshire, where independents can vote in the Republican primary, could hurt in a more conservative state like South Carolina.
Several political analysts said that the Robertson call, reminiscent of the tough politics that Mr. Bush's allies on the religious right used to guarantee Mr. Bush's victory in the South Carolina primary, could hurt Mr. Bush with moderate voters if he does not quickly establish some distance from Mr. Robertson.
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