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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Maybe they've said if this doesn't work out for Norman, you get the next shot.
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It does cause problems for successors. Then the next person feels obligated to do the same thing.
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He learned that you have to play ball. You have to serve the caucus and the leadership. And one of the primary ways to do that is to raise money for the caucus and help members who are politically in danger at the next election.
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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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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.
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This is a big election, about big things -- war and peace, the economy and all the rest. Real events over the next few months will have an impact.
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The only thing we can be sure of is that the party that wins will exaggerate the results, and the party that loses will downplay the results.
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When people hear the word 'pardon,' they think back to Gerald Ford pardoning Nixon in September 1974. That decision alone cost Ford a four-year term as president. This is as big as it gets.
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Why risk his excellent relationship with the current and future junior senator of Nevada to score some points with a few party activists? He's being practical. Successful public people are always practical.
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Very worried, ... They really are in danger of losing a substantial number of seats in Congress and, more importantly, key governorships in 2006.
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At this point, nothing President Bush says is going to have much impact. The only thing that is going to change public opinion is an improvement in the situation on the ground in Iraq.
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Yes, Virginia voters will approve the amendment when asked, probably handily. After all, it gives them the right to re-elect a governor they like. They can still send packing a governor they dislike.
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Expect this protracted race to get down and dirty, with both parties yet again spending freely in Southern Indiana media markets.
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But right now, he is not in a good position. That we know.