Bruce Cain
Bruce Cain
Bruce E. Cain is a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Professor Cain’s fields of interest include American politics, political regulation, democratic theory, and state and local government. He has written extensively on elections, legislative representation, California politics, redistricting, and political regulation. In addition to his academic work, Cain frequently is quoted in national and international media, and regularly appears as a political expert for KGO-TV in the...
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But on the margins it does recreate the dynamic that made Schwarzenegger's election in the recall possible in the first place.
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To some degree, ... this election is a referendum on what people think about Arnold's concept of reform.
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It doesn't hurt for him to have a fight with Bush at this point, which would then differentiate him from Bush when this election hinges on how many Democrats and independents he can get in his corner,
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There's no question that the election is an impediment to negotiation.
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This was supposed to become a consumer-oriented office. For him to take money from the insurance industry is risky because people expect that position not to be in their pocket.
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First is the price tag - it's huge, and the financing details are fairly complex. People are going to want to know how realistic is it that you are going to get this money.
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Basically. The rich and famous only need apply.
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It all portends a very rocky start to 2006 for the administration because the concerns are increasingly bipartisan.
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I think they may be playing it for all it's worth. If he's trying to get back on a bipartisan track, what better way than to pick a fight with the president?
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Arnold, or someone, has to sit through all this advice and sort out a coherent plan. One thing we haven't seen in the Schwarzenegger administration is coherence.
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The last six weeks have gone to Bush. He's been able to move himself to the middle --and get himself back on the track he wanted.
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In Sacramento, the sense of urgency is what often compels them to do anything and the sense of urgency is now gone.
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In public esteem, the judges are the most highly rated of the three branches of government.
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It's pretty clear that terrorism-war themes no longer work in keeping people in line.