John Straayer Quotations

I wonder if Holtzman isn't pursuing a path that is going to make it difficult for people to take him seriously.

The Democrats' obsession with good policy can be bad politics.

First he is short and then he is tall. He is out of the race to fight C, and then he is in the race to fight C. He's got this Polish guy and a grill salesman in an expensive RV with him running around the state. None of those things by themselves are noteworthy, but you add them all together and you get this real strange picture.

For (anti-illegal immigration hard-liners), it's going to rigidify folks and make them even more angry. It will give a rallying cry and calling card to those on the other side, and a lot of Americans are getting an education along the way.

It's unusual, but he's getting publicity for his campaign.

That fits the overall strategy in a speech like this. You don't wander into an area where you're going to have a hard time explaining the situation. You use rhetoric and topics that can portray you in a positive light.

It takes energy and effort to sort through this stuff. There's potential for confusion and frustration.

They'll say he's afraid to debate and is not willing to inform the public of his views.

The House has always been up for grabs. It could really go either way in November.