49 Quotes by Stuart Rothenberg

While they have received plenty of ink, it is far from clear that any of them will win... A military record is a credential that voters may consider, but they often prefer to use other vote cues to pick the candidate for whom they will vote.

The race is over unless Bush not only stumbles but collapses, ... He has such a huge bankroll, he starts out with such terrific poll numbers, he has demonstrated such significant campaign appeal that it's hard to imagine this is a race.

This turns the flame up under the kettle and keeps the water boiling. It means he's going to continue to be peppered with questions about this stock sale, and no politician wants to be questioned about things like that.

Even though I'm skeptical that this kind of issue is going to pull the rug out from Al Gore, I think it's a plus for the Republicans to be able to talk about foreign policy, to talk about national security and to talk about the failure of the administration of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in this one area.

Early indications are that voters aren't up in arms demanding big tax cuts.

There's a decent chance the Democrats could take the House. The combination of the national mood and the difficulty the president and Republicans are having getting things done makes it no longer a long shot.

It's just a difficult district for (Wilson). There are very few competitive districts. This is a competitive district.

It seems to me there's a lot of smoke here, but I don't know how much heat. To the extent that any of these candidates are going to win, they will probably win because they are Democrats in a Democratic wave year, not because all of a sudden voters have embraced them because they are veterans.

the best chance to raise doubts or concerns about Roberts' record, his reasoning, his views.