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Miracles happen, but it really would be a miracle if the upcoming session were one of Kentucky's most productive.

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It does follow a pattern. Voters want good government, but they also want it within their ideological framework.

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It won't do any harm because no one will remember by November, but it will raise money,... and that's the key.

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When people hear the word 'pardon,' they think back to Gerald Ford pardoning Nixon in September 1974. That decision alone cost Ford a four-year term as president. This is as big as it gets.

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Clearly, Americans love golden oldies, but this golden oldie will have much more difficulty hitting the charts this time around.

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This is a classic one.

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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.

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To have a chance, Lucas must both demonstrate he still has the fire in the belly to serve in Congress and succeed in making this race as much of a personal popularity contest as it can be. Still, you can bet Davis will seek to tie his opponent to his party label at every turn, and we give the freshman Republican an early leg up.

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They violated every rule in the book. I've studied feeding frenzies. This is a classic feeding frenzy, and it was created in part by their inability to get the news out. You have to tell the truth, and you need to get the facts out completely as soon as possible. This was a public-relations disaster because they didn't do that.

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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.

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It does say that the Bushes and the Bush White House have accepted the fact that she is going to be the party's nominee. It's a little perk, but a very meaningful one in a campaign season.

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This is both a substantive and a stylistic problem for Bush. Stylistically, he needs to convince people that he is in charge now and he gets it now .

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She has been in six months, and she has already had more controversies than the average congressperson does in a career. You never bet against an incumbent. But I tell you, in her case I wouldn't bet more than a nickel on her.

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The national media will talk about (national problems) because it's something that everyone in all 50 states can understand, but the reality is these are minor factors. These are local races. ... The issues tend to be less ideological than for Senate races or races for president. ... It's about potholes and streetlights.

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Only the activists, liberal and conservative, will remember this vote.

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He's become more prominent because he's all but announced for president. That feeds into his legislative importance. He's a sleeper. ... Look at the list of who's running. None of them are purists except for Brownback.

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Republicans are in trouble, no mistake. But we are a long way as yet from conditions that would lead to a Democratic takeover of the House and Senate.

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That's the great danger of the Republican candidates. If the president's popularity is low come November, there will be a substantial turnover and the Republicans will lose seats.

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He is trying to have a very significant presidency at virtually any cost. The cost includes the Republicans' reputation for fiscal conservatism. That's dead and it may be dead for a generation.

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There were a lot of ships passing in the night four years ago, and some of them floated into different ponds then. But Republicans are still divided but not as divided as they were in 2001, and Kilgore's made a few inroads.

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Since Vietnam, the Democratic Party has been viewed as the weaker on national security issues. Who better to make the case than veterans of the war It's hard to accuse them of a lack of patriotism.

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That would make sense. Norman is obviously the national party's choice.

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It is a constant struggle for most public officials between representing average constituents and taking care of the interest groups and wealthy individuals who fund the campaigns.

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I'll bet no one in New Jersey begrudges him that salary. Public officers ought to have set salaries that are sufficient for an average person to serve.

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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.

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