Steffen Schmidt
Steffen Schmidt
exciting experience fact people senate switch
The fact that he's had a lot of experience in the Senate wasn't really that exciting or enough to make people want to switch over to him.
presidents second trouble
Presidents always get in trouble in second terms. He's in more trouble than most.
bad bush forward gotten hit katrina lost luck momentum slammed
When bad luck comes along, you've got to have a lot of momentum and a lot of forward motion. But Bush didn't do a lot of things that would have gotten him through those moments. When the hurricanes hit, when Katrina hit in particular, he already had lost momentum. And he slammed into a wall.
moments people realize
There are moments when people have to realize their credibility, which is the only thing politicians have, is hurt.