Angry voters turn out and vote their anger. Democrats will have an easier time of getting out their vote because of their intense disapproval of the president. That means we Republicans are going to have to bring our 'A' turnout game in November. |
I'm not sure what the Democrats hope to gain except cheap political points at the expense of Louisiana and the White House. |
It could change, but at this point Democrat dreams of corruption being a central theme are not there in public opinion. |
It's too close to call. |
Nobody wants to take a sharp stick and poke it in the eye of the president no matter what his approval rating is. He is too strong with Republican primary voters and three years from now he will remember anyone who votes against his nominee. |
The immediate reaction of the president and the administration is not what the public expected from him. ... and ultimately, in a major national crisis like this, the buck kind of stops at the White House. |
The White House is trying to wrestle back control of the agenda. He's got to proactively make news rather than just react, |
The White House is trying to wrestle back control of the agenda. He's got to proactively make news rather than just react. |
The wind is not at our back, it's in our face. If you're a candidate making an assessment about challenging an incumbent, having wind in your face is clearly a negative factor in the decision. |
They took a page out of President Clinton's strategy -- legislative strategy -- which is to break things up into bite-size morsels -- that the public readily supports and understands, and get votes on it. And when its a 70 percent supported issue its hard for the Democrats to oppose it. |
You wonder why politicians are not always consistent. It's because public opinion's not always consistent. |
You've got a lot of nervous Republican members on the Hill, because you've got a number of things outside their control that are affecting them. The war in Iraq is something an average member of Congress can't do much about, but it's clearly driving a negative political environment. |