Douglas Schwartz Quotations

Given what side you're on, you could look at this and say it's a 21 percent spread among people who support it and oppose it. On the other hand, the majority is slim.

It's still hard to imagine Lieberman being upset by Lamont. It's going to take a Herculean task I think.

We've never seen anyone this popular for this long. Every poll we've taken on her, she's been over 70 percent.

What I would take away from it is, it's still very early and anything can happen in the Democratic race for the nomination.

The poll is very good news for Governor Rell.

Yes, we've seen his numbers drop among Democrats, but he still enjoys a good approval rating among Democrats. And his support for the war has helped boost him with Republicans, which has kept his overall approval rating high.

They still have such a steep mountain to climb with Lieberman still being very popular and Lamont starting out with so little recognition, which translates into a huge gap in the primary.

It's going to put them on the defensive. On the one hand, they don't want to be seen as coming out against tax cuts. But she has set the debate, and so now they're going to be on the defensive.

The ban on soda in Connecticut schools looks like an idea whose time has come ... even though most people don't think it will be very effective curbing obesity in children and teenagers.

The Republican incumbent starts her re-election year with commanding leads over either of her likely Democratic challengers - and even leads among Democrats.