That's the bottom line. |
The best thing each of them have going for them is their opponent. The negatives are high enough to keep things locked in place. |
The bottom line is there is a lot more up for grabs. |
The clock is ticking, and fund-raising will have to start almost immediately. The Republicans don't have any points to give right now running against Sen. Clinton. |
The discussion has to move quickly to money. It's been spent very effectively, and he has lots of it. |
The goals are not incompatible. But first things first. New York is a very blue state and for a primary and general election, putting yourself at that level does nothing to lower his chances by any means ... that becomes part of his contrast with the Democratic and Republican challengers. It widens the stature gap. |
The initial criticism was that this is politics, not business, but he's someone who has learned over time to merge his business background with his politics. |
The money he's raised is not the kind that is going to close out the field. |
The numbers suggest that a case could be made for Mr. Gore in 2008 ... though it's a little unclear what he may have in mind. Clearly, he is someone to be watched, especially as an alternative to Hillary Clinton. |
The polls are tapping into name recognition, and that can be a big factor later on if the dynamic doesn't change. |
The question is often asked when people drop out, what does their endorsement mean? And the answer is, if they had a huge following they wouldn't be dropping out. For rank-and-file voters, it probably means less than if some convention votes come with it. |
The votes Weiner got are not automatically transferable [to Ferrer]. You win it on your own, ultimately. |
There's a real difference between her partisan and policy sides. She has to run as a strong partisan Democrat who can also gobble up a little bit of the middle. |
There's no doubt that Republican efforts to soften up Hillary Clinton in 2006 for 2008 haven't gone well. Anti-Clinton sentiment isn't raising the money that some had hoped for. |
There's not a lot of political capital to spend on moving the Legislature the way he wants if they don't want to go. |