The Republican consensus on foreign policy has really fallen apart. With the war going so badly, it leads to more [infighting]. |
There was a flurry of legislative activity in the Roosevelt years and there were many factions in the Democratic Party which seldom spoke with one voice. So there was a lot of disagreement. |
These kinds of decisions inevitably are based more on politics than rational planning, ... If [West Virginia] Sen. [Robert] Byrd could have his way, every department and agency of the federal government would end up in West Virginia. That's how the game is played of course, and certainly, Sen. Warner is no different. |
They can go back to their constituency and claim they are working extra hard to get the people's work done. They can say, 'It's everybody else's fault, and look at how terrible the institution is.'? |
This campaign started with Gore ignoring Bradley and Bradley vowing to run a different kind of campaign. Now it's become personal. These two guys really seem to rub each other the wrong way and it's getting out of hand. |
This is a particularly competitive race combined with the perception that the stakes are enormously high, and that has instigated all the donating, despite the fact that neither candidate inspires much passion. |