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...
blamed dole
Dole could be blamed for any losses, and that is unfair.
blame callous entire fired shift staff trying
It was callous trying to shift the blame to the victim. His entire PR staff should be fired just for that.
donors knows national shakers
Rendell is not just another governor. He's already been a national figure. He has been (Democratic National Committee) chairman, and he knows the movers and shakers and donors in all 50 states.
accepted bush bushes campaign fact house meaningful white
It does say that the Bushes and the Bush White House have accepted the fact that she is going to be the party's nominee. It's a little perk, but a very meaningful one in a campaign season.
cause feels next obligated problems
It does cause problems for successors. Then the next person feels obligated to do the same thing.
congress relatively safe seats
Most seats in Congress are relatively safe this year. But they are not safe from a tsunami.
abraham acceptable against bush decided despite franklin great lincoln looking people threshold vote
Kerry's great advantage, despite what some people say, is that the threshold is low. People who have decided to vote against Bush are looking for an acceptable candidate, not another Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
smart
I think it's a smart thing to do.
claim issues national whoever wins
Whoever wins will take their issues and claim they're national in scope, ... even if it isn't true.
break broken cabinet cited future sure
You can be sure this will be cited in future years when other Cabinet nominees are not confirmed. Once you break the taboo, it's broken for all time.
address fourth happening happy numbers people third time
Will this work? Sure, but when he temporarily has to address other issues, his numbers go back down. That's why he's going to have to do it a third time and a fourth time because fundamentally people are not happy with what's happening in Iraq.
ended feeding frenzy
Whittington may very well have ended the feeding frenzy - big time.
change direction district looking move people votes
People in that district will be looking for a change and a way to show with their votes they want to move in a new direction after Cunningham.
amazing nasty permitted run vicious
The amazing thing is that they have permitted their consultants to run a vicious and nasty race,