I've seen her neutralize people who don't like her, simply by being charming and nice, crossing into their space and being nonthreatening. |
If they fight the campaign on the war on terror, that is the one issue where they beat Democrats consistently. |
Initially, I thought the speeches might even work for him. One, it could possibly get back elements of the Republican base, and two, that the Democrats were in disarray.... But under the best circumstances, I didn't see the president getting back to 50 percent [job approval], and now the Democrats are starting to galvanize around the same themes regarding Iraq, if not immediate withdrawal, then staged withdrawal, enough so that they are where the national consensus is. |
It isn't important until there's a crisis on the radar screen. Otherwise, it's really like an orphan. |
It's a hard time to be in government right now. You are going into November with an unusually sizeable number of weakened incumbents. It looks like you have two political parties this year that are hell-bent on losing. |
It's kind of like virginity, ... It is hard to get back. |
It's not his finest hour. The buck stops right there with him. The president did not meet a benchmark that he himself set for crisis leadership. |
It's time for symbolic gestures. The president is going to have to do a lot more than a 25-minute flyover. |
Ninety-three percent said that removing weapons of mass destruction is not a reason for U.S. troops being there. Instead, that initial rationale went by the wayside and, in the minds of 68% of the troops, the real mission became to remove Saddam Hussein. |
One in four agree that they need to stay there until the mission is done. But the fact of the matter is that the overwhelming majority, meaning the rest, three out of four, say that they don't think the mission can be accomplished. |
Our polling shows over 60 percent who say it wasn't worth it, ... Iraq has become Vietnamized. |
Pretty much everything was done the wrong way. |
Republicans are clearly on the ropes. Today it looks good for the Democrats - but the elections are in November. |
Schumer wrote the book on how Democrats can compete upstate. |
She's got name recognition, she has a solid constituency, and she has a targeted women's constituency. As first lady, she started out with being a hero to women working outside the home. During the latter part of the '90s, during [the Monica Lewinsky scandal] and impeachment, she became a hero to traditional wives. Whether she orchestrated it or not, she got people to admire her. |