These aren't terrible numbers, ... In fact, they are probably a little higher than I thought they would be, in terms of name recognition. |
This is an opportunity for both of them to get back in the swing of things. The problem for both of them is the other one. |
This is not what you call a big vote of confidence. It doesn't do you a whole lot of good on the fundraising side. |
To use this opportunity to re-establish some of his conservative credentials makes a lot of sense. Whether voters elsewhere are going to be paying a whole lot of attention is another question. |
Upstate feels it's been left out of the economic recovery, and that's going to lead to more grumbling. |
We are looking at 1988 again with everything being wide open. |
Weiner's numbers have improved, but it's still a close race for second. |
What you don't want to do is come in short of expectations and raise eyebrows, and this is not that kind of figure that does that, by any means. |
You probably need about two-thirds of the Jewish vote to pull it off as a Republican. |