Larry Sabato Red Quotations

There's no way to spin this than anything other than a major defeat for Republicans and for President Bush. This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. ... If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.

This is a red state, he came in on Election Eve and he had no discernible effect. If anything, he may have cost Kilgore some votes.

This is red meat for Democratic activists. Many Democrats wonder if she can be elected in November 2008, so she has to keep the activist Democrats onboard. They're the ones who vote in the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.

In order to be nominated and elected, she has to try to demonstrate that she actually does have appeal in red states, and that she's more moderate than people think.