Floyd Ciruli
Floyd Ciruli
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The last decade was dominated by Bill Owens. The Owens era is ending because of term limits.
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Our joke sitting there was that his drinking less than an ounce would shift to a shot and a beer.
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Marc is running on the fact that he's a job provider and that he's going to provide economic development. Obviously this is something he'll have to explain.
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I would say that the 7th right now is clearly the nation's most competitive seat, with the Democrats having a clear chance to win it.
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The lay of the land appears very amenable to close, hard-fought campaigns.
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Even if it was close, it would go down as a win for the mayor. He still has the magic touch.
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In California, this polarized the electorate and created a huge Latino voting bloc.
election
They're going into this election without their standard-bearer.
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My feeling is the Democrats in the 2nd Congressional District and a lot of voters in general are not going to be angry that Udall has done that.
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I told him that if he ran (for governor) his bipartisan honeymoon as mayor would come to an end and partisanship would dominate quickly.
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You can get a nomination and the individual winning is unacceptable to a large faction of the party. That's a problem.
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Udall has two attributes that we look for when we're thinking about what makes a seat much less competitive: He's a well established incumbent, and he has a strong partisan advantage.