Douglas Muzzio
Douglas Muzzio
against prefer run seems
It seems that they would prefer to run against Freddy.
beforehand burns happen ready sounds unless
It sounds as if they're ready and raring to go. It's going to happen unless the firestorm beforehand burns them enough that they don't go through with it.
comedy errors everybody opponent wants
This is really a comedy of errors and missteps for the candidate, the party, the consultants, everybody. Everybody wants an opponent like these guys.
bit knows redemption screwed
There's got to be a little bit of redemption there. He knows he screwed up.
blown guy guys kick law plenty points until
There's no such thing as overkill. It's the law of the street. You put the other guy down and you kick him until he can't get up. Why take a chance? There are plenty of guys who have been 20 points up and have blown it.
begging difficulty money raising spending time
The difficulty now is going out and raising money. Spending 80% of your time begging for money - it's so debilitating on a candidate.
difficulty raising
The difficulty now is going out and raising money,
happened major political poorly question surprises ultimately
It's the political question of the year: what happened to Gifford? There are two major surprises in this election. One is how poorly Gifford ultimately did, and the other one is really how well Anthony did.
critical governing moving paradigm
In some ways, this is a critical election. A different paradigm of governing is emerging. We may be moving into this post-racial, post-ideological politics. I think it's much more a competency-based, performance-based politics.
shows
But, ... he shows no inclination of doing anything like that.
mayor might side terms yorkers
In terms of scorekeeping, I think the mayor did well. He was firm, feisty, aggressive, and he showed a side of him that New Yorkers might want to see more of.
certainly good lose mayor percent realm record seen unlimited within
I don't think he's going to lose by 38 points, but 20 to 25 percent is certainly within the realm of possibility. You have a mayor with a good record and unlimited resources, which we haven't seen before.