Harry Enten Quotes

Harry Enten

Profession : Journalist

Birth : March 1, 1988

Unless it's a California recall election, most voters don't cast ballots saying 'yes' or 'no' to a single politician. They have to choose between different candidates.

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Beating an incumbent president isn't easy. The majority do win reelection when they run.

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The Super Bowl and the NFL in general seem to bring together Americans in a way few other things can.

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America is a divided nation. I'm not just talking about when it comes to who we choose to represent us in government. I'm talking about the choices we make down to as mundane as where we shop for food.

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In an era of streaming and cable television, most programs capture only a small portion of America's over 330 million-person population.

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The Super Bowl is a bunch of shows wrapped into one. It's the only spectacle I know of where people watch just for the commercials.

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There's probably no major city more associated with left-wing politics than San Francisco.

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One of the last things Biden wants going into 2024 is being seen as soft on crime, given the strong advantage Republicans already hold on the issue.

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Biden likely will lean into his past support of crime measures and his actions on the D.C. crime law to try to fend off crime-related criticisms from Republicans.

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It turns out that name recognition is important to winning nominations and will likely be a strength for Trump, not a weakness.

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The modern primary era began in 1972 on the Democratic side and in 1976 on the Republican side. Since then, hundreds of major candidates have decided to run for president or at least formed exploratory committees with the Federal Election Commission.

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There is no real correlation between how late or how early a field forms and the eventual nominee's success in the general election. Democrats, for example, won the presidency in both 1992 and 2008, even with a much later start in 1992.

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What does seem to matter for winning a primary is when candidates get into the race compared with their competitors.

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Getting in the public eye early, raising money and building an organization are key to winning a presidential campaign. If you fall too far behind, it can be a disaster.

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Trump, of course, has historically struggled among well educated White voters, even within own party.

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Donald Trump is the first former president to be indicted.

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Neither abortion nor Trump seem to be going away as an issue in 2023.

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Polls are not perfect.

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We did go to shul when I was younger, on the High Holidays, and sometimes on Shabbat.

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On the weekends, I wish people 'good Shabbos.' It's just being polite and being me.

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