Jennifer Duffy Race Quotations

Until you get a viable opponent, ... I consider it a third-tier race.

This is the marquee race in 2006. We hear all kinds of stories of people who are telling donors, 'Hey, he's not with you on all the issues, but he's running against Rick Santorum.

The problem with having a state as expensive as New Jersey in play is that it might divert resources from other races. National Democrats would prefer not to spend money in New Jersey. But they may have to if this race gets close.

This race is more than uphill. At this point, for a team to come in and try to right the ship is going to be very tough. It's going to be difficult as long as the candidate insists on being the candidate, the campaign manager and the strategist.

When this (the presidential) race gets under way, favors will be cashed in and collected, ... They'll hope the favors they did are returned.

The joy of being in congressional leadership and never having a competitive race is it lets you keep stuffing money in the bank.