I don’t think there is an anti-war movement, … What Republicans have to be concerned about is if this frustration turns out to be the fulcrum for votes. That could spell some punishment for Republicans.

He has no political capital. Slowly but surely it’s been unraveling. There’s been a direct correlation between the trajectory of his approval numbers and the — I don’t want to call it disloyalty — the...

The Gore people find themselves in a situation similar to us in terms of the electoral map. They are having to defend turf they shouldn’t have to defend.

White suburban voters who voted for George Bush are disaffected now. Would I rather be talking about immigration reform with these voters or the war? Immigration reform or gasoline prices? Sometimes, in order to avoid...

I don’t know that the rocky start is as important as what people see at the end of the day. The real rubber meets the road when they see what their expectations were versus what...

If the issue were Social Security or the budget, you could change the way you talked about it. The problem is that the issue that has become the centerpiece [of Bush’s presidency] is beyond their...

This is where good policy and good politics part ways.

The fact that Weld is the leading contender speaks volumes about the state of the New York GOP. How can there be no homegrown contender groomed and prepared to take on someone like Spitzer? The...

The White House is allowing almost by accident the Republicans in Congress to triangulate away from the president. This should be a wake-up call to all Republicans who think the White House has all the...

The fractures were always there. The difference was the White House was always able to hold them in line because of perceived power, … After Tuesday’s election, it’s ‘Why are we following these guys? They’re...

These are numbers the White House should take notice of when they are looking at the conservative base.

Every front-runner stumbles and it’s a question of who is best positioned to take advantage of that,

These numbers are scary. We’ve lost every advantage we’ve ever had. The good news is Democrats don’t have much of a plan. The bad news is they may not need one.

There is a growing, deep-seated discontentment and pessimism about the direction of the country.

It seems like it’s been one misstep after another. It’s lousy. The national political environment is not hospitable to Republicans.

The tail is wagging the dog. While the conservative leadership feels Bush is betraying them, the average rank and file conservative doesn’t feel that way.

The Republican base can be as intense as it wants, but if you are going to lose independents nationally by 15 [percentage] points, it doesn’t matter.

Anybody who tells you that this year is even comparable to 2002 or 2004 is smoking crack.

There’s always going to be some type of scandal. It’s just the nature of people. When you have so much at stake, people are going to use anything in their power to try to win....

I applaud the McCain people, they’ve gotten a good ride.

It could make the difference between winning and losing in a number of congressional districts.

We’re in a tough environment. And if more information comes out [in the Libby case], it could be even tougher.

That can hurt Republicans in very, very close races. If there is no enthusiasm, or if the backbone of the street organization feels disenfranchised or disillusioned, there is no reason for them to go out...

For the president to promote his agenda, he has to use Congress to move forward and change the subject. But it is difficult to get out of the hole that you dug when in fact...