It's got to be tempting to allow yourself to be flattered, buttered-up, helped, given favors and so forth. It's hard to refuse them unless you very consciously recognize that it's one of the permanent ethical challenges of that life. -Gary Jacobson

 

It's got to be tempting to allow yourself to be flattered, buttered-up, helped, given favors and so forth. It's hard to refuse them unless you very consciously recognize that it's one of the permanent ethical challenges of that life.


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It will help to define him as just another Republican, and that's not good for him in this state.

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It's got to be tempting to allow yourself to be flattered, buttered-up, helped, given favors and so forth. It's hard to refuse them unless you very consciously recognize that it's one of the permanent ethical challenges of that life.

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If there is really any evidence of insider trading, then he's in very serious trouble, and so is his party. It adds another brick to Democrats' argument that Republicans are corrupt. -Gary Jacobson
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Gore has the economy on his side and the statistics he will be able to produce will be an impressive argument. I am expecting a very close election.

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It makes sense there would be a letdown after impeachment. People are tired of scandals and want peace and quiet.

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There's a lot of competition for a kid's time. You have the Internet. You have video games. Kids are being pulled in a lot of directions. -Gary Jacobson
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I don't know if the Democrats are capable of having a coordinated theme like that.

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