A Hispanic candidate like Sanchez has to work much harder than Lee Brown does. Lee Brown will have 97 percent of the Black voters behind him. He just has to turn them out. |
As a club, our position remains the same as ever - we do not want him to go, but if it is offered to him, and he wants to take it, we will not stand in his way. |
At the end of the day, both these candidates are going to have plenty of money. It's going to be the least of their worries. |
Clearly in 2004 he was an underperformer. He's had some further erosion. |
DeLay is benefited by a short campaign season because his challengers are unknown. |
DeLay is in trouble. The primary is no sure thing and the general election is even more dangerous. |
Democrats need the investigation to keep producing DeLay stories to keep the pot boiling. |
He got a fair amount of what he asked for out of this session. He'll be able to take the tax cut and wave it across Iowa and New Hampshire in Steve Forbes' face. |
He's rallied the conservative base behind him, but he’s at risk, ... The district is a little less friendly. This time around he’ll have a much better opponent than in 2004. |
I don't see much evidence of overall planning and guidance. |
I think Tom Campbell has the potential to develop into a serious candidate and a threat to the incumbent. He comes across as a real straight-arrow Boy Scout type, which plays well against an embattled candidate. |
Initially there will be this wave of good feeling. If it drags on, there are going to be some crimes and other things that come with new residents. |
It would be huge news if he didn't support Perry. It's what you expected, and it will be marginally helpful for Perry. But it's only news if the president is breaking with someone from his own party. |
It's a general indication that Tom DeLay has had a horrible year since he got elected to his 11th term. It's just been one damn thing after another. |
It's good politics to shift the spotlight over to victims, with you holding the light, ... There's some possibility fortunes may be shifting, and political leaders might get blamed for that. We don't know how this is going to play out in the next month. |