Jennifer Duffy
Jennifer Duffy
against hear kinds marquee people race rick running stories telling
This is the marquee race in 2006. We hear all kinds of stories of people who are telling donors, 'Hey, he's not with you on all the issues, but he's running against Rick Santorum.
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In the end, the judgment is going to be rendered by the families themselves. What the people who were in the room say is ultimately how he will be remembered in this crisis.
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This is one of those things that strikes to the core of real people; it is something that they understand. There are some scandals that people do not understand. I don't know if people understood Iran-Contra. But this, involving losses in a fund for injured workers, goes to their pocketbooks.
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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.
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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.
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The bottom line is, Democrats will pick up seats. The question is how many.
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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.
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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.