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It seems to me there's a lot of smoke here, but I don't know how much heat. To the extent that any of these candidates are going to win, they will probably win because they are Democrats in a Democratic wave year, not because all of a sudden voters have embraced them because they are veterans. Stuart Rothenberg
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It's a small truncated segment of the electorate, voters who are reasonably informed of the issues. I don't think the candidates have to do very much to win votes from those who share their views.
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It seems clear that many Republicans, while they may still like and support George Bush, are growing uneasy with what may happen to their candidates -- and the policies they support -- in the November elections.
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It was normal for us to lend our support to candidates from (African) countries with links to France, Kofi Annan
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It makes it challenging and it makes it difficult and it makes it different, but what you'll probably have working this time is more self-motivation perhaps. Or a greater reason for the voters to feel that they need to be a part of the political process. We are as hopeful as many of the candidates that that in itself will be enough to encourage voters who would otherwise would not vote in a normal election.
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It's appropriate to show the differences on issues between the candidates and to educate the public so they can make a decision. Steve Chabot
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It's a very promising group of EMT candidates here. John Cole
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That's quite a lot of job candidates hitting the market. It depends on what the timing is going to be. If it is gradual, that would the transition easier.
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It's nice to have a lot of people in the field. Independent, third party, Libertarian, Reform and other party candidates can do what they want to do. I welcome them to the race.
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As long as FEMA is under DHS, problems are likely to continue. I'm told that at least three state emergency officials have turned down the job of FEMA Director because it is under the Department of Homeland Security. Everyone says FEMA needs a top-quality director, but how do we get one when the top candidates won't take the job?
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Everything reflects the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the demographics of the city. That impacted how many white candidates perceive their political fortunes.
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The number of people saying this is a serious or very serious problem really jumps out. The candidates have talked about insecurity, but they have failed to offer concrete proposals, and that's what the voters want.
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It's not that we didn't have some newer candidates, but it was the feeling of the committee that some of these candidates were long overdue.
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It looks like this has some traction. Candidates are like sharks: When they smell blood, they will strike. And the sharks are definitely in the water now.
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I don't tend to think that they're that significant on the local level. I think people want to see more of the candidates in person.
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I congratulate the candidates of MAS that have carried out a good campaign.
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Because of all the money that was spent, it got voters more interested. If it had just been candidates who couldn't self-fund, I think turnout would have been much smaller.
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Honestly, it wasn't (too tense). I know all of the candidates quite well, and I'm not a terribly competitive person, so I wasn't taking it as a personal battle.
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All of the other candidates have the same objective: reshape the contest so they can become Number Two--an alternative to Bush, Bill Schneider
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All the secretary is doing is enforcing the requirements and guidelines set forth for independent candidates in the election code. There is nothing political about it.
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The charge that liberal candidates don't connect with or understand the values and beliefs of regular Americans is embedded in old epithets like 'limousine liberal,' which I first heard aimed at New York Mayor John Lindsay in 1969. Jeff Greenfield
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The Committee of 100 commissioned a survey in which they found that Asian-American candidates are the most unpopular of all the races. They found that people were less likely to vote for Chinese-Americans than other minorities. Iris Chang
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The candidates will get about one minute to respond to each question.
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The candidates were involved in a very thorough and inclusive interview process that involved coordinating their schedules to visit the CVC to see the project firsthand. Tom Fontana
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Those that are elected on Tuesday, we're likely to have as presidential candidates six and 10 years from now.
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Rudy is definitely collecting some insider chits. But his problems remain at the grass roots. The rank-and-file Republicans who actually nominate candidates are much more conservative than Giuliani's record.
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The four ministerial candidates are gathering more and more support, Kamal