191 Quotes by Larry Sabato

Every American is going to be reminded in these hearings that every vote on the Supreme Court matters enormously. They tend to disagree with one another, they tend to factionalize, so each new justice has a major, really a tremendous impact on individual lives, on the exercise of our rights and our responsibilities.

Every election is determined by the people who show up.

Every time we have a new videotape of bin Laden, it reminds people of the administration's argument that (Iraq) is connected to the war on terror, whether it really is or isn't.

These areas tend to be home to high-income, highly educated voters who show up at the polls. These are areas that are changing the fastest, have people arriving in enormous numbers, have demands for better schools, better roads - and politicians have to be responsive to them.

There's no room on the agenda, there's no room in Congress and there's no room politically.

Although he does not like backing down, Bush has realized that he was too ambitious.

There's no way to spin this than anything other than a major defeat for Republicans and for President Bush. This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. ... If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.

The gap could shrink but I doubt very seriously they will eliminate it.

Is it possible that he can come back? Sure. There have been some tremendous and significant rebounds in American history and this would be one of them.