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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Kerry's focus and his message has really been middle class, middle America, 'I'm standing up for the little guy' and middle class investors respond to that, but that raises the question of how do you go back and talk to the business community after that.
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If voters are upset about $3 gas and healthcare costs, they're ripe for a message that emphasizes fiscal discipline.
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It is one thing if it is three weeks. Three months, that is another story.
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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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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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It does feel like we've seen this movie three or four times.
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Many folks are very nervous about their own election prospects; they're going to want to spend as much time as possible back home doing the kind of spade work that needs to be done before a big election, and they also want to minimize any sort of exposure in Washington.
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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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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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Voters tend not to fire someone unless they've done something wrong.
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The real problem with Donald Trump is, if you engage him, it will only make things worse. It's like - it's a little bit what you were taught as a kid to not engage the bully, because they will continue to pick on you.
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If you're Chris Christie, who is governor of New Jersey, a state that obviously was impacted by 9/11, this gives you an opportunity to talk about how, as governor, you had to deal with terrorism and security issues.
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The ones who are in the Senate have to have a position.
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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.