Stuart Rothenberg
Stuart Rothenberg
Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst. He is best known for his biweekly political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report. He is also a regular columnist at Roll Call and an occasional op-ed contributor to other publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Orlando Sentinel...
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Many Democratic elected officials are critical of the president's handling of the war and overall performance, and, at the same time, do not want to be seen as just anti-war liberal Democrats. So, they are trying to have it both ways, of being critical of the president, but, at the same time, supporting our men and women who are fighting.
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Like Rasputin, who refused to die even after he was poisoned, shot three times and beaten with a 2-pound dumbbell, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley (R) is proving to be more resilient than many political observers once assumed.
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Friends in high places, as you might say, are important to voters as well as the politicians, and Akaka can claim having friends in high places ? most Democrats in the U.S. Senate, for example.
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There is an aggressiveness coming out of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee that I haven't seen in the past.
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There are signs that Hackett seems a little embittered, ... If he runs an aggressive race that attacks Sherrod Brown, it could divide the party.
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He does not have a reservoir of good will, either in Congress or in the country. People in Congress are looking for ways to disagree with him. Democrats don't seem intimidated by him. And the public doesn't see him as honest, forthright or as much as a leader as they did a year ago. He's considerably weaker.
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You have the bizarre situation now of the Republican race looking like it could end before the Democratic contest, and the Democratic contest includes the sitting vice president of the United States. I don't think anyone would have imagined that a year ago.
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The fact that he's a lame duck in Massachusetts now and his term will end two years before the presidential election is not at all a problem. I'd regard it as an asset. He's free to travel.
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By saying that he's going to engage Bradley, by calling for debates, by talking about a campaign shakeup, I think Al Gore is saying 'no, the nomination is no longer inevitable, I have to earn it.
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These numbers suggest an electorate ripe for an 'it's-time-for-change' argument. They don't like the way things are going, and they are blaming the people in charge.
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In the context of American politics, this is a pretty big deal. It symbolizes the influence and growth of a key voting group -- Hispanic voters -- in Democratic politics, but also in American politics.
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the best chance to raise doubts or concerns about Roberts' record, his reasoning, his views.
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Early indications are that voters aren't up in arms demanding big tax cuts.
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It's just a difficult district for (Wilson). There are very few competitive districts. This is a competitive district.