You may have noticed that Brian Dubie's campaign has trotted out Dubie's wife in the last week or so, and wondered why that was happening.

To me it seems pretty obvious. For years, Dubie's main selling point has been that everyone thinks he's a nice guy. Now the population that feels that way is apparently down to one. And she's the one they brought out to campaign for her husband.

One thing we know for sure: he's demolished any chance of coming across as a straight shooter.