21 Quotes by Dan Schnur

Political freaks like me have heard every one of the lines before, from both sides. Normal people haven't. The best thing that could have come from a forum like this is simply having a larger audience for his message.

If the situation in Iraq has not improved, and if the hurricane causes an economic downturn, then Republican candidates have something to worry about.

Fundraising can make normally sane people pretty crazy. They both have political goals for which they are raising money, and they are drawing from the same base.

He has bet his governorship on these initiatives. He has pushed all of his chips to the middle of the table, and if these initiatives don't pass, it is difficult to see him seeking another term.

His target audience are the people who voted for him in the recall election, but who drifted away. My guess is that those people are willing to put the special election behind them if they see him talking about issues that are more important to them.

There aren't a lot of votes to be gained by overseeing a disaster relief that is handled the way it should be, but there is a political downside to not doing enough, or not doing it fast enough.

Last year he was drawing lines in the sand; this year he is looking for common ground. He needs to win back the support of Californians who voted for him in the recall election in 2003 but voted against his initiatives in the special election.

That would be just what Davis needs. There is nothing Gray Davis would like more than to be able to talk about the recall as a nefarious plot by out-of-state Republicans.

The Democrats are in exactly the same position as the Sunnis in Iraq. From the very beginning, they have done everything they can to disparage the process. Now they have to turn around and convince their supporters to participate. That is a pretty quick pivot.