The visuals coming out of Hurricane Katrina suddenly took issues he was pushing and put them front and center, |
There's certainly a sense of foreboding among Republicans that this is the big one. This is the one that could really catch on. |
There's no simple answer. |
They know they have horrible problems and they came up with the least risky move they could make. |
They need a win. With the exception of [the confirmation of Chief Justice John G.] Roberts, they haven't had a break all year. Just pulling off one of these would slow down the snowball a little. |
Those who landed in Rhode Island or Utah, I doubt will stay, ... But those in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Dallas or Houston are more likely to stay because it is not such an alien culture. And of those who come back, what will the mix be? More African-Americans? More whites? You could argue either way. |
Today, the playing field is tilted in favor of Democrats. It doesn't mean it will be tilted as much or even in the same direction next month, let alone a year from now, but that's where it is now. |
Usually you jump up a little bit, then there's a settling back down of a few points after that, |
We know that there's a hurricane coming, and it's going to hit the Republicans in November. We're just trying to figure out how big this thing is. |