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Holding their own would be enough for the GOP, democrats need to start evening things up, but this is a tough year for them to start.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
What I'm going to be looking for is whether this really has an impact on Democratic commitment to vote, this would help, but it doesn't close the gap.
Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It is hurting McAuliffe, there is just no question about it, my sense of it is if they can get some reasonable compromise passed into law... this would stabilize both Joe Biden and McAuliffe. And if it collapses, I think it will be a nip and tuck race and the momentum would be more with Youngkin than McAuliffe.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Youngkin's affable and he's a good guy. But he can't do anything about the positions that are hurting him [ in the suburbs ].
Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's all about Donald Trump. Donald Trump couldn't care about Youngkin for Youngkin's sake. Donald Trump wants to associate Donald Trump with what Donald Trump thinks will be a winner, but in fact Donald Trump is making it less likely Donald Trump will win.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
The world will see Biden sworn in, in the middle of a military camp that’s indistinguishable from the Green Zone.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
View Trump is View Trump ever -- I can't imagine historians will spend more than 10 minutes debating that.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I think it's done one good thing for Democrats. It has awakened some of the activists to the very real possibility that Trump will win a second term.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
He's now got a foot in the game, this shows you the advantage you can have with enormous wealth, but also that you really can't buy a nomination like this.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Maybe he gets on TV to whine about the debate, but he uses the rest of the time to say, 'Here's what I stand for,' then suddenly people start paying attention. Democratic activists will actually know who he is.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We're going to have to retire the word 'unprecedented' during Trump's presidency, it's becoming the new normal. And disgraceful, of course.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think everybody is looking at Barbara Comstock race and saying,' How in the world does Barbara Comstock win ?'.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
With Trump, it will be so much more difficult for Comstock this time.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Maybe scholars in 2063 will have more to work with, and that's not a flip statement.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
He has to depend on having reliable individuals, people he can trust, people the administration can trust, in those posts, and until he gets them, it's difficult for him to fulfill all of his obligations.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Many of the decisions that are made (by top State officials) are political.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
It isn't critical to have every ambassadorship filled, but you want all the major ones filled as quickly as possible, if for no other reason than that, in those countries where there's no American ambassador, it looks as though they're low priority. They interpret it that way.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Hollywood celebrities can not change votes, at best they can motivate lazy partisans, such as some millennials, who find lots of reasons why they don't have time to vote. And they raise money and attract the TV cameras.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Not a single vote for Mitt Romney or even an error ? That’s worth looking into.
Found on FOX News 7 years ago
This phenomenon is called negative partisanship, if we were trying to maximize the effect, we couldn't have found better nominees than Trump and Clinton.
Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The popular vote overwhelms the rules usually, but in these close elections, everyone pays attention to these arcane rules.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Trump will get a share. He might not get a majority, but he’ll get a share.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The candidate must meet the moment, he's on the board as a possible nominee. He's not a front-runner, but some of the elements are there that he needs to win.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Washington DC didn't ignore Washington DC, but they are incapable of following the pope's suggestions. Washington DC's just that simple, i think the pope had more impact on average Americans. That is where there might be an impact.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Who will inherit Trump's backers? Certainly not Jeb Bush. And Trump has criticized others by name, too, should Trump leave the field, Ted Cruz would be a likely beneficiary. He is considered an immigration hardliner, like Trump. And Cruz is showing Trump respect, and Trump has already shown us that he has a good memory for respect and slights.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
Politically this is a smart move by Cruz. While no one can know for sure, there is a fair to good chance Trump will drop out or cease active campaigning at some point, who will inherit Trump's backers? Certainly not Jeb Bush. And Trump has criticized others by name, too.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
It says Carson and Clinton made a lot more money than Bush and Rubio, and Carson has very committed backers that may well give him a higher proportion of the votes than some expect. But the GOP nomination? Highly unlikely.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Hillary Clinton, I think, has proven that when you're off the trail for a while, you come back rusty, she certainly came back rusty on that book tour.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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