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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Those are the conventions that matter, because they make it very difficult for that party's ticket. There is no surprise that Kerry did well, because nominees have a 99.9 percent chance of doing well at their convention.
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President Bush is stubborn, and he doesn't like change. He likes a stable home environment.
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In another state, this could be devastating and could mean instant defeat. In New Jersey, it will take more than this.
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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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Can he attract the 90-percenters? Or will they drift to someone else with a better chance of winning?
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But his greatest problem is that it is hard to see him as offering voters anything other than George W. Bush's third term. And even Bush Republicans realize that the American people don't want that.
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I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public officers ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.
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I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public office ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.
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If the people of Louisiana are lucky, both the governor and the mayor will appoint personal representatives who will work with one another, ... In other words, they can get the bad blood out of the room by delegating it away.
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In Virginia, the press was very curious about Wilder from Day One, and the connection they used to report it was the use of a state helicopter,
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In order to be nominated and elected, she has to try to demonstrate that she actually does have appeal in red states, and that she's more moderate than people think.
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He's secretive by nature. It's a dumb thing for officials to do, especially someone as experienced as Cheney. Just imagine what Jon Stewart, Jay Leno and David Letterman are going to do to him for days. It's a self-inflicted wound.
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He starts out as a clear favorite, and he'll be a heavy favorite if the congresswoman doesn't run again him,
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He's radiating confidence; it may even be bravado, ... He was thinking ahead. This could have been a very damaging photo. Instead I think most people will look at this and chuckle.