Lee Miringoff Quotes (35 Quotes)

The initial criticism was that this is politics, not business, but he's someone who has learned over time to merge his business background with his politics.

It's a lot to do in a short time when you're largely unknown and look like you're somewhat of a reluctant candidate because you certainly weren't in this at the opening bell. The to-do list is very long.

The discussion has to move quickly to money. It's been spent very effectively, and he has lots of it.

In this strike, the city was divided along racial lines in a way that it has not been in a long time.

Public political opinion is very complex. Some people have long-held, unwavering outlooks other times the 247 news cycle creates immediate reactions. Emotion is clearly a part of this, particularly among strong partisans, though other dimensions like personal values and knowledge come into play.

Her comments about Bush being one of the worst presidents in history aren't accidental. She was trying to spike up some of the core Democratic support.

This is an opportunity for both of them to get back in the swing of things. The problem for both of them is the other one.

If endorsements delivered huge blocks of voters, certain folks would be in the winners' circle today. You can use Weiner in commercials later, but the candidates have to win on their own.

Talk about a campaign being off message. It was not clear what the message was and now it is trying to explain away things it shouldn't even be talking about.

It would be pretty combative. These are not shy people. It would be experienced political people, slugging it out.

There's a real difference between her partisan and policy sides. She has to run as a strong partisan Democrat who can also gobble up a little bit of the middle.

There's not a lot of political capital to spend on moving the Legislature the way he wants if they don't want to go.

The question is often asked when people drop out, what does their endorsement mean And the answer is, if they had a huge following they wouldn't be dropping out. For rank-and-file voters, it probably means less than if some convention votes come with it.

To use this opportunity to re-establish some of his conservative credentials makes a lot of sense. Whether voters elsewhere are going to be paying a whole lot of attention is another question.

This is not what you call a big vote of confidence. It doesn't do you a whole lot of good on the fundraising side.

It wasn't the raw meat, conservative Republican, ideological message. It was more tax cuts, solid Republican issues and not rabble rousing.

There's no doubt that Republican efforts to soften up Hillary Clinton in 2006 for 2008 haven't gone well. Anti-Clinton sentiment isn't raising the money that some had hoped for.

I would suspect we're going to hear about accomplishments but also hear about things that are more for Des Moines (Iowa) and Nashua (N. H.). The larger audience will be the one he's thinking about in the future.

Part of his political need is to bridge the gap as a Republican with his upstate base, which may be more conservative than he is.

These aren't terrible numbers, ... In fact, they are probably a little higher than I thought they would be, in terms of name recognition.

At least the media won't be talking about the controversy in the Democratic Party.

It looks like whether you treat them together or separately, it would certainly be an uphill fight for either of them, and clearly part of that has to do with a continuing reluctance on the part of a large number of American voters to think in terms of a woman in the White House.

Minor parties live by short-term peaks and valleys, and unless there is an issue basis for their long-term survival, they are somewhat a risky undertaking.

If you are talking about people who are constantly in the national news, the Hillary Clintons of the world, those people are better known. But sometimes name recognition is not a good thing.

Get them to think ... why he's not causing grief for the party. Right now, Democrats think they have a winner.

Keep in mind, this is going to be a race that is not going to get a lot of attention with rank-and-file Democrats. You are talking about who can raise the money to generate attention for themselves.

The clock is ticking, and fund-raising will have to start almost immediately. The Republicans don't have any points to give right now running against Sen. Clinton.

You probably need about two-thirds of the Jewish vote to pull it off as a Republican.

Both could make a good case that this is a good fit for them.

Right now, Eliot Spitzer wishes Election Day was tomorrow, or today.

The goals are not incompatible. But first things first. New York is a very blue state and for a primary and general election, putting yourself at that level does nothing to lower his chances by any means ... that becomes part of his contrast with the Democratic and Republican challengers. It widens the stature gap.

It could turn into a Democratic year in New York, which might then have an impact on down-ballot races for Congress.

Clinton goes in with an advantage over Lazio. He gets the anti-Hillary vote, but that doesn't get him the kinds of numbers he ultimately needs.

Most people don't know him. That's why the debates are so important for Rick Lazio, ... They know him as the person running against Hillary Clinton but they don't know what Rick Lazio is all about.

That really is probably unreasonable to expect, given she is a junior senator in the minority party with a Republican president.