30 ordspråk av Thomas Mann (Brookings Institution)
Thomas Mann (Brookings Institution)
It adds to the woes of the president and the Republican Party in the midterm elections.
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It could become much worse. I could imagine a scenario in the next presidential election in which we would look back fondly on the experience of 1996. We really have to deal with issue with soft money and issue advocacy together.
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It will be interesting to learn something about Hastert's capabilities as he sizes up the new political context and tries to figure out a way to operate, ... And I do think the responsibility falls to him.
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It will be interesting to learn something about Hastert's capabilities as he sizes up the new political context and tries to figure out a way to operate. And I do think the responsibility falls to him.
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It's amazing what a 38% job approval rating will do. Republicans are terrified that they're going to lose their majority.
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It's not a pretty sight up on Capitol Hill these days. It's unusual to get so many major events packed in a single week. Of course, that wasn't the plan.
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Middle and working-class families continue to struggle with stagnant wages, high gas, health care and college expenses and bleaker prospects for good jobs.
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Middle and working-class families continue to struggle with stagnant wages, high gas, health care and college expenses and bleaker prospects for good jobs.
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Republicans worked very hard and gambled on being able to basically intimidate the Democrats on the Patriot Act and the ANWR provision in the Defense appropriations bill, and it didn't work.
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Secret ballots are very different from public votes.
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The obvious missing potential mistake is George Bush's decision to wage war in Iraq.
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The political outcome of this battle will depend on who succeeds in defining the terms of the debate.
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The State of the Union is one of those events that have symbolic importance for the country. It is an occasion of pomp and tradition. It involves a nationally televised audience. It is an opportunity for the president to try to shape the policy-making agenda, to influence public opinion.
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They are trying to neutralize this issue cluster with Kerry's war record and with lots of pleasing rhetoric.
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This president, in particular, tends to be very much opposed to members of his administration being forced out of office by others. In his view, it amounts to a sign of culpability on the president's part.
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