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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There's no way to spin this than anything other than a major defeat for Republicans and for President Bush. This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. ... If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.
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This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.
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At a certain point, you have to accept reality, and it's an impressive reality. It should have been a blow-away. It wasn't just any congressional race - it was a race during Bush's summer of sorrow and it came in a state that was ground zero for '04 and possibly will be for '08.
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It should have been a blow-away. It wasn't just any congressional race ? it was a race during Bush's summer of sorrow and it came in a state that was ground zero for '04 and possibly will be for '08.
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It's been a very successful term. It's hard to describe it any other way. He came in at a tough time. There was no money. The Republicans had just taken a landslide in the legislature. Things didn't look good. But he worked through the problems and ended up triumphant. It's a storybook ending. I didn't see that coming. Frequently these businessmen governors who've never been elected to anything before, flop. So he's the exception.
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In another state, this could be devastating and could mean instant defeat. In New Jersey, it will take more than this.
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It's spread pretty widely, at least in the political underground.
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This is Kaine's debate. It's Kaine's audience. It's probably Kaine's region, ... one of the most one-sided debates I've ever seen.
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The Congress reads the polls; they know that the president is not where he was once and they're on the ballot next November.
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I'm not sure $100 million could elect Katherine Harris. You can spend $100 million marketing dog food, but if the dogs won't eat, it isn't going to sell.
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I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public officers ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.
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I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public office ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.
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I've had literally dozens of governors, senators and several presidents (talk to classes), and no one, other than the presidents, has gotten a better reception or more sustained ovation from these young people.
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no longer the best of friends, if they ever were.