191 Quotes by Larry Sabato

The devastation is so great and the stories of the victims have united Americans in sympathy.

An actual takeover in either house is very difficult. It's possible, but it will take a Democratic wave, even a tsunami. Everything must come together for the Democrats to do this.

I sincerely believe he did try to talk Card out of it, he didn't want to accept this ... and I was told that by somebody who has some knowledge of it.

The legislation might have passed if he had waited, but it would have been on Page 8 of the nation's newspapers.

Is he running purely because of personal ambition, or is he the head of a movement? ... We remember the heads of movements.

The loser will have millions of people nursing that grievance for four years, and that will prove invaluable.

I've probably seen 200-plus state polls over the past six months, and McCain is leading almost everywhere, and where he doesn't lead, Rudy Giuliani is ahead. All the other candidates are just footnotes.

The sixth year of a two-term president's administration is typically an opportunity for voters to send a message. It's not going to be a pretty message for Bush, if his popularity stays this low.

The Senate and the House are at loggerheads, and it would be virtually impossible for the leaders of those two houses to be close friends under those circumstances. It would lead to suspicions from their respective caucuses.