Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
Larry Joseph Sabatois an American political scientist and political analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Politics, which works to promote civic engagement and participation. The Center for Politics is also responsible for the publication of Sabato's Crystal Ball, an online newsletter and website that provides free political analysis and electoral projections...
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The Democratic base is as energized as I've ever known it to be. Bush is hated, and that's all the invective you need.
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When you're worth a couple hundred million it's less of a problem than most people.
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Those are the conventions that matter, because they make it very difficult for that party's ticket. There is no surprise that Kerry did well, because nominees have a 99.9 percent chance of doing well at their convention.
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Wall Street people are noted for making early investments, whether for companies or for politicians.
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The only thing I take from this poll and the two previous ones is that the race is as tight as a tick. It can go either way.
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What has this session of Congress accomplished? I'm sure they can give me a list of minor technical bills but on the big things they have failed.
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This wasn't close, I mean, I can't imagine anyone here thinks it was close.
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The people running for governor or senator or president have been among society's winners. To get to that point, they always believe they can beat the odds because they've done that before.
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Very few of them have that much energy. He had his hand in everything. He was interested in everything. That's a governor making the most out of a term.
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The national media will talk about (national problems) because it's something that everyone in all 50 states can understand, but the reality is these are minor factors. These are local races. ... The issues tend to be less ideological than for Senate races or races for president. ... It's about potholes and streetlights.
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Because of the structure of the contemporary American party system, every president is polarizing.
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I doubt God would want to touch America's tax code, since it is already located in the third rung of Hell.