The president is in serious political trouble. The prospects for November look dire. Right now Democrats have to be favored to regain control of the House, so under those circumstances you look to change the dynamic and one of the easiest ways of doing that is to move some people around.

Thomas Mann

Thomas Mann

Democrats Right Trouble

Related Quotes

President Bush was in trouble. Nothing was going right, and the war in Iraq was rapidly losing support. Democrats smelled victory but kept bungling the chance. Their nominee was so unappealing that Bush and the GOP scored a giant victory.

— Michael Goodwin

DemocratsIraqLosing

A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.

— Thomas E. Mann

AmongBitterDegree

Democrats do best in urban centers, Republicans in outer suburbs and rural areas.

— Thomas E. Mann

AreaBestCenters

There's nothing the Democrats would like more. He's terribly bright, but he's more far right than he is bright. He's become the embodiment of what most Americans hate about right wingers.

— Paul Begala

The Democrats and other liberal groups try to make it look like CPB is run by a bunch of right-wingers that will interfere with the news. We can't and we don't.

— Gay Hart Gaines