Bush is THE factor in the race. |
Clearly, they're reaching out to the voters who are tired of the same old thing, who are disaffected. They cast a pretty powerful persona as truth-seekers. |
For a liberal Democrat it's one of the most desirable spots to be in the country. It's kind of like a little Sweden there. |
He started asking questions and being who he is. |
He's not going to go to the mat for this. |
I think this story is going to die from lack of oxygen. |
If the House is able to pass the stadium bill, it will probably become law. |
If they can get into a debate with the major party candidates, then they've got an opportunity. |
If you put yourself in the shoes of Minnesota workers who are facing layoffs, or have seen their wages stagnate, the idea of the immigrant as the scapegoat, there's a certain resonance to that. |
It feels like a chapter in Minnesota political history is closing. I think of Sabo as the last notable link to the Humphrey-Mondale-Fraser era of the DFL Party. |
It's not like he took this for granted. |
Minnesota has a very efficient health care system compared to other states. In a way, the inefficient states are getting rewarded. |
No one state is the same. You wouldn't want to look at that ranking and think 'Minnesotans are getting screwed' because that really isn't the case. |
One, seniors tend not to retire in Minnesota. And therefore, a lot of the Social Security money is not coming back to Minnesota, and particularly the Medicare and Medicaid kind of money you would see flowing to New York and in particularly, Florida. |
St. Paul is Exhibit A of the damage the president's weak political standing is having on his allies. The only difference is one has a George W. mask on and the other one doesn't. |