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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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.
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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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The Senate and the House are at loggerheads, and it would be virtually impossible for the leaders of those two houses to be close friends under those circumstances. It would lead to suspicions from their respective caucuses.
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An actual takeover in either house is very difficult. It's possible, but it will take a Democratic wave, even a tsunami. Everything must come together for the Democrats to do this.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Whittington may very well have ended the feeding frenzy - big time.
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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.