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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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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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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He has a great deal at risk. He is coming up for re-election in 2007. This is his last, best chance to recover.
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I can guarantee you that the parties are going to absolutely flood that district with money.
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Very worried, ... They really are in danger of losing a substantial number of seats in Congress and, more importantly, key governorships in 2006.
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Yes, Virginia voters will approve the amendment when asked, probably handily. After all, it gives them the right to re-elect a governor they like. They can still send packing a governor they dislike.
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Expect this protracted race to get down and dirty, with both parties yet again spending freely in Southern Indiana media markets.
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But right now, he is not in a good position. That we know.
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At this point, nothing President Bush says is going to have much impact. The only thing that is going to change public opinion is an improvement in the situation on the ground in Iraq.
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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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When people hear the word 'pardon,' they think back to Gerald Ford pardoning Nixon in September 1974. That decision alone cost Ford a four-year term as president. This is as big as it gets.
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Maybe they've said if this doesn't work out for Norman, you get the next shot.
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Right now, more than 10 months before the mid-term election, Democrats have a good chance of gaining seats in both houses of Congress.
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Since 9-11, Bush's consistent political advantage has been the public's confidence in him to handle the terrorist threat. The Iraq war has weakened Bush's edge, and now the Dubai ports misstep may destroy it. This has become a troubled and tone-deaf Presidency.