No matter what he decides, a large number of people are going to be angry at him. |
Obviously, she needs to raise seed money, and this kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue. |
Politicians back to Washington have evoked that story, but it's not really true. Eisenhower, for example, cultivated an image as a non-politician, even though you don't get to be a five-star general without being a politician. |
Public opinion has a short list of bad guys, and the drug companies are on it. That can be hurtful to Proposition 78. |
Republicans rhetorically oppose big spending, but have seldom opposed it in practice, |
Republicans rhetorically oppose big spending, but have seldom opposed it in practice. Ronald Reagan came to office hinting he might eliminate cabinet departments and ended up adding one: the Department of Veterans Affairs. Republicans are no strangers to big government. |
Schwarzenegger has huge problems. But other governors have climbed out of the poll pits to win re-election. |
That's why an early announcement makes sense. Nobody wants to give to a campaign that may never start. |
The advantage of a wholesale change is the chance to put a fresh face on the party. The downside is that the political community might read it as a sign of worry. |
The danger is that one admission would lead to calls for more admissions, ... He can address an issue without falling into the trap of perpetual apology. |
The Democrats will take this as a moral victory in a heavily Republican district. In June, the Republicans will have an advantage in a head-to-head election, especially with the turnout likely to be higher because of the state primary. |
The difference is, Republicans in recent years have made more use of it (the practice of targeting Christian voters), as we have seen the emergence of the religious right. For a long time, it was Democrats who made far more use of religious congregations. |
There are more Democrats than Republicans in California, so to the extent that people see it as partisan, its image will suffer. |
There's plenty of time to criticize. I think two years from now, nobody is going to remember what these people said. |
They (the Republicans) certainly passed up a chance to help him. He's not worse off than he was a week ago, but he's no better off, either. |