This wasn't close, I mean, I can't imagine anyone here thinks it was close. |
Those are the conventions that matter, because they make it very difficult for that party's ticket. There is no surprise that Kerry did well, because nominees have a 99.9 percent chance of doing well at their convention. |
To have a chance, Lucas must both demonstrate he still has the fire in the belly to serve in Congress and succeed in making this race as much of a personal popularity contest as it can be. Still, you can bet Davis will seek to tie his opponent to his party label at every turn, and we give the freshman Republican an early leg up. |
Usually this happens after the mid-term election of the second term -- during the start of the seventh year of an eight-year presidency. |
Very few of them have that much energy. He had his hand in everything. He was interested in everything. That's a governor making the most out of a term. |
Very worried, ... They really are in danger of losing a substantial number of seats in Congress and, more importantly, key governorships in 2006. |
Virginians, like the British, did ceremonies very well. No one ever did anything inappropriate. |
Wall Street people are noted for making early investments, whether for companies or for politicians. |
Warner is the reason this race is essentially tied, |
We can always go too far, and frequently do. Is it a harbinger? Who knows. But it's unadulterated bad news for Bush and the Republican Party and great news for Democrats as they attempt to make a comeback in 2006. |
What has this session of Congress accomplished? I'm sure they can give me a list of minor technical bills but on the big things they have failed. |
When people hear the word 'pardon,' they think back to Gerald Ford pardoning Nixon in September 1974. That decision alone cost Ford a four-year term as president. This is as big as it gets. |
When you're worth a couple hundred million it's less of a problem than most people. |
When you've got this many people maneuvering, it eliminates the period of governing that used to be guaranteed between elections. |
While Republicans may have lost the past two elections for governor, they can take comfort from the fact that they currently lead Virginia's love parade. |