[But the polls do suggest that plenty of women are in motion, and Kerry has had to struggle since the beginning of this race to win them over a struggle he can't afford to lose, given that men back Bush over Kerry by a solid margin. Al Gore carried the women's vote by 11 percentage points in 2000, but it was still not enough to win him the White House.] Both parties have had a gender gap Democrats with men and Republicans with women, ... At the moment, our gender gap has been fixed, and theirs hasn't. |
[Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, who has made reaching out to black voters a priority, put it simply.] We're going to work with them, ... This disaster showed how important it is that we do these things. |
[The major party committees were especially pointed. The Democratic National Committee circulated critical newspaper editorials under the headline,] The Country Reacts to Bush Administration's Failed Response to Katrina. ... pointing fingers in a shameless effort to tear us apart. |
All of these are priorities, all of these are reforms, ... And I'm confident that next year, we're going to maintain our majorities in the House and Senate. |
America is a country, as everyone here knows and lives every single day, where your aspirations matter more than your origins, |
Anybody can come to America and be a proud American. |
As Republican chairman, I am proud of my party and loyal to our members. But if Republicans are guilty of illegal or inappropriate behavior, they should pay the price and suffer the consequences. |
At the same time we need to remember that we are a nation of law and a nation of immigrants and that folks are coming here to pursue the American dream and to feed their families. Unless you find a legal way for these economic needs to be met, you are encouraging illegal immigration. |
believe it's better if he didn't. |
Both parties have had a gender gap Democrats with men and Republicans with women. At the moment, our gender gap has been fixed, and theirs hasn't. |
Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first. |
During times like these, there is no room for politics and partisanship. |
Each campaign has to decide how they want to deal with a broadcast they don't like. In our case, we try to tell the truth. In this case, they apparently filed a legal complaint. |
For a generation, terrorists learned they could make war on free nations without fear of war in return. On Sept. 12, the terrorists got war in return. |
He is attacking the president for spending when in fact he [Kerry] either supported the proposal or supported even more expensive alternatives. |