Terry Madonna Quotes (12 Quotes)

When Republicans represent moderate districts, they become less conservative just as Democrats representing conservative districts become less liberal. The least conservative Republican members Mike Fitzpatrick, Jim Gerlach and Curt Weldon all represent suburban Philadelphia districts, where the voters tend to be more moderate.

Democrats scratch their heads and can't figure out why he keeps winning. They don't understand how someone so conservative and brash can win in Pennsylvania, a centrist, light-blue state where moderates prevail.

This is just not about the judges -- the judges are not known directly by people, ... This is guilt by association and augurs of bigger things to come.

The attitude is much more inflammatory in the central and western part of the state than it is in the southeast, ... A lot of people are worse off financially than they were a year ago, paying more for things like healthcare and gasoline, and (the pay raise) really rubbed them the wrong way.

This is the issue that wouldn't go away, ... The pay hike triggered long-standing, simmering anger over the way the Legislature does its business and, indeed, over the way Harrisburg operates. It's a reaction against secrecy and what the voters say is arrogance.

There are not a lot of reasons for people to vote,

This seat is critical in whether the Democrats can pick up the House or not.

I'm not saying they're wrong, but both methods are controversial they raise eyebrows within the academic research community. But having said that, with two polls using widely varying methodologies showing the race tightening, that's evidence that the race is tightening.

Do you want to trust and like the president--is that more important--or do you believe you have to vote for Gore to keep the peace and prosperity we've had the last eight years

Let's say the Democrats do well and they get the bragging rights. It also helps them build confidence for 2008. It's not altogether devoid of political implications.

This election was a proxy for a bigger struggle to change the culture and lifestyle in Harrisburg,

A lot of us thought that school board elections all over the country would be dominated by it particularly in conservative areas. But other than a couple of places, it just has not taken off.