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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They violated every rule in the book. I've studied feeding frenzies. This is a classic feeding frenzy, and it was created in part by their inability to get the news out. You have to tell the truth, and you need to get the facts out completely as soon as possible. This was a public-relations disaster because they didn't do that.
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It's good news for Tester and it's good news for Burns.
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We can always go too far, and frequently do. Is it a harbinger? Who knows. But it's unadulterated bad news for Bush and the Republican Party and great news for Democrats as they attempt to make a comeback in 2006.
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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.
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It's very likely that Virginia will eventually adopt the two-term governorship. But it won't be in the next few years, as far as I can tell.