“You know a Senate race is obviously a much smaller deal than a presidential race. What I think makes a very hard job considerably easier when you're going to debate is if you have reminded yourself - or somebody has reminded you during the course of your campaign - that consistency is enormously important. That people don't want to hear you say one thing in one part of the state and another thing in another part of the state.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantImportantHardStatesJobsCoursesDealsRaceOne ThingEasierCampaignsDebatePresidentialSenateConsistency Author:Michael Bennet
“The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate.” ImportantCountryVoicePartyTeaSenateTea Party Author:Mike Lee
“Senate races are different from House races, in the sense that they are more candidate-driven. The higher the office - that is, I mean, governor, senator, president - the more important the candidate.” MeanImportantDifferentHousePresidentRaceHigherOfficeDrivenCandidatesSenateGovernorsSenators Author:Judy Woodruff
“Minnesota is very important. You're going to have a competitive race for the Senate, a competitive governor's race, you have an open seat in the 6th (Congressional) District, a state legislature that is closely divided, and a state that was very competitive in 2000 and 2004 and is likely to be again in 2008.” ImportantStatesRaceCompetitionSeatsDividedSenateGovernorsLegislatureMinnesotaState Legislatures Author:Ken Mehlman