Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
Larry Joseph Sabatois an American political scientist and political analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Politics, which works to promote civic engagement and participation. The Center for Politics is also responsible for the publication of Sabato's Crystal Ball, an online newsletter and website that provides free political analysis and electoral projections...
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easier lost
It's different in Washington. It's a lot easier to get lost in Washington, even if you're a senator.
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It's awful. These two races are the worst possible combination ? nasty and dull. It doesn't get any worse.
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It's awfully tough to attack someone who's served and sacrificed as much as she has.
freezing scandals
It is really freezing a governor's administration. It's very damaging. These scandals always are.
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It's a good thing for Richardson. What other presidential candidate in the Democratic Party would be called upon by an administration in a nonpartisan way to represent American interests in a dangerous place?
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It's an unadulterated plus for his career. It's attention to an obscure senator who otherwise never would have stood out.
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The only thing I take from this poll and the two previous ones is that the race is as tight as a tick. It can go either way.
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What has this session of Congress accomplished? I'm sure they can give me a list of minor technical bills but on the big things they have failed.
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Very few of them have that much energy. He had his hand in everything. He was interested in everything. That's a governor making the most out of a term.
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When you're worth a couple hundred million it's less of a problem than most people.
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When you've got this many people maneuvering, it eliminates the period of governing that used to be guaranteed between elections.
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Wall Street people are noted for making early investments, whether for companies or for politicians.
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It is a constant struggle for most public officials between representing average constituents and taking care of the interest groups and wealthy individuals who fund the campaigns.
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To have a chance, Lucas must both demonstrate he still has the fire in the belly to serve in Congress and succeed in making this race as much of a personal popularity contest as it can be. Still, you can bet Davis will seek to tie his opponent to his party label at every turn, and we give the freshman Republican an early leg up.