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...Rove, the President's most trusted political strategist and arguably one of the shrewdest man in Washington, won't publicly acknowledge the outcome of the midterms as any kind of personal affirmation. He'll attribute the Republican gains in the House and Senate to the intelligence of the voters or the general mood of the country. Or, more likely, he'll point to the President's appeal - Rove has no time for basking in past successes. This self-described "very competitive guy" is already moving on to the next big thing (which in this case may be the debate over...
...more, although the national Democratic party had promised to throw epic resources into the Florida race, the Bush campaign's $30 million fund was able to outspend McBride by as much as 4 to 1. "The Republican war chest just buried us in soft money," said McBride campaign strategist Stephen...
...issues. Simon's opposition to abortion, gun control and environmental regulation has kept him on the defensive, while his relatively small bankroll has kept him from fighting back effectively. "This isn't a state where people have to love you to re-elect you," says Garry South, a Davis strategist. "They just have to feel that by some measure, you're a better alternative than your opponent...
...that his opponent favored military action in Iraq because minorities would be doing most of the fighting.) Still, with 10 races lingering within the margin of error, every day brings new possibilities. In North Carolina, Elizabeth Dole's campaign against former Clinton aide Erskine Bowles hit what one G.O.P. strategist this week called "the skids" as her lead in the polls suddenly dropped to four points. Republicans rushed veteran campaign doctors to the scene in an attempt to stop the bleeding and hold on to the seat, soon to be vacated by Jesse Helms...
...there last month to give Andrew Cuomo a nudge out of the New York Governor's race. And it was his go-ahead that NewJersey Senator Robert Torricelli sought last week when scandal forced him to quit his reelection bid. "If he's on the phone," says a Democratic strategist, with alaugh, "you probably don't want to take the call. He's the Tony Soprano of tristate politics." Or at least the go-to guy for most of the potential Democratic contenders in 2004. Says an adviser to one: "The road to the nomination goes through the Clintons' living...