191 Quotes by Larry Sabato

Say anything. Even something mildly critical would have no doubt helped in his primary.

Rarely do you have a governor who's already been U.N. ambassador and energy secretary as well as congressman. I mean he really does have a very rich resume. This just underlines it for Democratic primary and caucus voters,

People can see all around him what he's produced for West Virginia. It's hard to travel through West Virginia without seeing the 'Byrd' this and the 'Byrd' that.

People don't react to all these things like they are inside the Beltway.

Off-year races are used for bragging rights by the party that gains a seat or two, but the truth is, they are only sometimes an indicator of the future.

As far as others in his party are concerned, Simmons' district is highly competitive and in a strong Democratic year, it could easily be lost. ... These favors are done for Simmons simply to save the seat.

The Bush administration simply cannot let this happen. They have to stop this one way or the other. It would make a mockery of much of what President Bush has about our creation of a new democracy in Afghanistan.

That's not quite what the critics had in mind. This is minimal change.

This is bound to help Thune, like a pardon,