Jack Pitney
Jack Pitney
William Jackson "Jack" Pitneywas an American marketing executive with BMW as vice president of marketing, where he played a major role in convincing company leadership to go ahead with distribution of the MINI in the United States, despite concerns that car buyers there would not buy cars that small given the popularity of sport utility vehicles...
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If the public had its way, legislators wouldn't get paid - they'd get fined,
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If the president's approval numbers go up, he'll have a better chance of getting his way. The president retains a lot of power, and there's a chance his numbers could rebound.
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If Roberts goes through, it's a big win for McCain.
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It's not an appeal that tends to work with the electorate, but Pirro's going to be able to raise a lot of money from people around the country.
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Schwarzenegger has huge problems. But other governors have climbed out of the poll pits to win re-election.
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Public opinion has a short list of bad guys, and the drug companies are on it. That can be hurtful to Proposition 78.
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It's a missed opportunity. Had it gone through, he could begin to rebuild his image as a bipartisan problem-solver. He can still do that, but as the year wears on, partisan conflict will make that harder.
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That's why an early announcement makes sense. Nobody wants to give to a campaign that may never start.
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Core supporters will take this a cue, particularly Republicans who have not been paying close attention. And a lot will depend on whether Republicans can follow through in the ground game.
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No matter what he decides, a large number of people are going to be angry at him.
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It was a clear sign from grass-roots organizations that politicians ought to pay attention to the illegal immigration issue.
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It matters a lot for the party activists. It matters some for primary voters. And it matters a little for undecided general election voters. Even if it matters for 5 percent of the electorate ? no candidate can ignore that.
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This kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue.
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They have the opportunity to build appealing images, but there is also a real chance that they will tear each other down, or that the Republicans will do it for them. In trial heats, Angelides and Westly are not running far ahead of Schwarzenegger.