Amy Walter
Amy Walter
Amy Walter is an American political analyst, currently serving as national editor of The Cook Political Report. Before this, she served as the political director of ABC News, based in Washington, DC...
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Gard is certainly the most polished of the bunch, and he's had a long tenure in the Legislature. That shows in terms of his confidence in talking about the district and issues and the race.
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If there is a (Democratic) wave this year and it's going to hit anywhere, it's the Northeast. That is where Bush's weakness is felt.
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There's been a rift in the Democratic Party about Iraq from the beginning. As the American public changes its views, it makes it easier for these guys (to change).
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It would be a big distraction because then you admit there is something wrong that goes beyond Tom DeLay.
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It's not much different than high school. You're not one of the cool seniors yet - as a sophomore you're sort of toiling out there with everyone else, waiting for the gains that come with seniority. In three years, most members of Congress are not going to have a lengthy track record of success.
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I don't see that Cuellar starts off as particularly vulnerable.
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It's a classic political deal. You have to make sure, one person said to me, that instead of being on the train tracks you get on the train.
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You are going to be inundated with national media and interest groups. This is not going to be a quiet, local election.
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Voters tend not to fire someone unless they've done something wrong.
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We asked for the criticism, we welcome it, and we'll take it under consideration as we move towards implementation. We think that's good government, and we're confident the public will agree.
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We estimate it takes three to five minutes for that secondary screening. We're hopeful that will help reduce the lines overall.
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Today, obviously, there's a real chance that this story goes beyond just the next couple weeks, and into the 2006 election.
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The difference there is that the [Donald] Trump number on change is so much larger than the lead that the other two have in their lanes. And that's going to be the challenge for those other two going forward. The other challenge for Marco Rubio, and this assumption that you're just going to get all those Bush and Kasich voters.
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When Jeb Bush came on the shows and couldn't answer questions about Iraq, and when he looked like he was unsteady, it absolutely solidified the concerns that they had had all along about his skills.