Jennifer Duffy
Jennifer Duffy
bottom democrats line pick question
The bottom line is, Democrats will pick up seats. The question is how many.
boost close contest democrats efforts giving pick replace seats sure
Lott's re-election is something close to a sure thing, but if he had vacated his seat, the contest to replace him would have been very competitive, giving Democrats a boost in their efforts to pick up seats in November.
democrats incentive talk victory
Democrats have no incentive to come to the table, really. Not getting anything done is a victory for them, to be able to talk about the do-nothing Senate.
democrats divert expensive gets jersey might money national prefer problem race resources spend state
The problem with having a state as expensive as New Jersey in play is that it might divert resources from other races. National Democrats would prefer not to spend money in New Jersey. But they may have to if this race gets close.
chance couple democrats picking slim
I see Democrats picking up a couple of states. I think there is a slim chance they can pick up the Senate.
friends-or-friendship giving helping winning
It was a factor. Winning friends by helping them out, giving them money, is always a big deal.
polls swayed terribly
I'm not terribly swayed by polls at this point.
joy leadership lets money race
The joy of being in congressional leadership and never having a competitive race is it lets you keep stuffing money in the bank.
joy state
The joy of being a battleground state is that you get presidential hopefuls in 2006.
bush means says trend virginia wins
The trend in Virginia has merit. It says more if Kilgore wins because it means Bush wasn't the albatross everyone predicted.
bush means says trend virginia wins
The trend in Virginia has merit, ... It says more if Kilgore wins because it means Bush wasn't the albatross everyone predicted.
bad environment poor recruiting
Is it poor recruiting or a bad environment? Probably both.
standard talked
They all talked about it. It was a standard part of their pitch.
according burns buying defense last poll released seem strong voters
Burns has mounted a pretty strong defense of himself, but according to a poll released last week, voters don't seem to be buying it.