It matters a lot for the party activists. It matters some for primary voters. And it matters a little for undecided general election voters. Even if it matters for 5 percent of the electorate ? no candidate can ignore that.

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If Roberts goes through, it's a big win for McCain.

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I don't think they'll press him very hard because they don't want to blow the nomination.

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Generally, special elections have low voter turn-out, which means get-out-the-vote efforts can make all the difference. The election is going to hinge on if Schwarzenegger, the Republicans and other supporters of the union dues measure can mount an effective ground war.

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This kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue.

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It's not an appeal that tends to work with the electorate, but Pirro's going to be able to raise a lot of money from people around the country.

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At the depths of the '82 recession, Reagan looked like a goner, but the economy came back and so did Reagan's fortunes? He stayed the course. Had he faltered in his policies in '82, we might not have seen as much progress in '83 and '84.

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Obviously, she needs to raise seed money, and this kind of appeal is a good seed catalogue.

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The danger is that one admission would lead to calls for more admissions, ... He can address an issue without falling into the trap of perpetual apology.

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