Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
Larry Joseph Sabatois an American political scientist and political analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Politics, which works to promote civic engagement and participation. The Center for Politics is also responsible for the publication of Sabato's Crystal Ball, an online newsletter and website that provides free political analysis and electoral projections...
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If Warner can't swing the election to his own lieutenant governor with a popularity rating of 75 percent, then Democrats have the right to ask, 'Can this guy really swing any Southern states or was this a fluke?
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Clearly, Americans love golden oldies, but this golden oldie will have much more difficulty hitting the charts this time around.
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The Congress reads the polls; they know that the president is not where he was once and they're on the ballot next November.
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Dole could be blamed for any losses, and that is unfair.
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If they don't get a budget done it will be one of the worst sessions ever.
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I think they have to do something prior to November 2006, to show they understand they have overspent and are determined to do something about it.
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He's going to have to walk a fine line.
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He is obviously a single-issue candidate, and they do not do terribly well in the presidential process.
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This is a big election, about big things -- war and peace, the economy and all the rest. Real events over the next few months will have an impact.
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He's become more prominent because he's all but announced for president. That feeds into his legislative importance. He's a sleeper. ... Look at the list of who's running. None of them are purists except for Brownback.
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There is nothing the Democratic leaders can do. It's the Democratic activists who are whining and complaining who could help themselves by shutting their mouths. They're distracting attention away from what the election will be and should be about - the president and Congress. They're just giving the press something to write about.
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Virginians, like the British, did ceremonies very well. No one ever did anything inappropriate.
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When you've got this many people maneuvering, it eliminates the period of governing that used to be guaranteed between elections.
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Politics is a good thing!