Both campaigns did all they could do. I think both sides will say we both went out swinging and we didn't leave anything on the field. |
Clinton helped create a values election. |
Conventional wisdom may be upside-down. The economy is always an issue, but I think . . . it has to be viewed in different terms. The Gore camp will try to take credit for the economy. I don't think the voters see it that way. |
I feel like a woolly mammoth. |
I get zero sense of that. This is an administration and a president that are like the Marines -- they're used to taking the beach, they're used to getting shelled. But they dig in and they do their jobs. |
I think Karl is right back in the middle of the picture, and will be for the foreseeable future. |
I'm from Chicago. I'm a little more biased. I like the United Center. I like the convenience of the downtown area. |
I've never seen the president burdened by the presidency. He's built to deal with really big events. It's in his DNA. |
It's like the Tour de France without Lance. |
It's one thing to talk about your plan to rebuild the military, but by using the innocence of a child, playing innocence off of war, it created a powerful message emotionally, ... The best way to communicate anything is emotional. |
People are really hungry for change, and we need to give them something to hang that change on. The picture of what they don't like is in their minds; what they want to see is the alternative. |
That is the president's signature issue, and on that issue, there is no stronger supporter than John McCain. |
The public will see that partisan axes are being ground. |
There's no question the president's legacy will be dominated by Iraq. The war is really driving almost everything in government. |
This isn't about politics. It's about blood. |