George's Bottom Line

Winners/Losers in NY-23

George Stephanopoulos — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:20:48 -0500

Winners: Rahm Emanuel – for opening seat up with McHugh pick for Army Secretary. Losers: Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty – if you go for the kill, you gotta win.

It's the Economy...

George Stephanopoulos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:19:27 -0500

The GOP won big tonight because the voting was a referendum on the economy. On that top issue, voters let out a primal scream.

Landrieu ‘Skeptical’ of Reid Health Care Plan

George Stephanopoulos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:27:01 -0500

More trouble brewing for Harry Reid's public option, reports ABC's Z. Byron Wolf from Capitol Hill: Another Democrat expressed grave reservations with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s proposal for a health care reform bill that includes a compromised public health...

NJ Dems Admit Robocalls Pushing 3rd Party Candidate

George Stephanopoulos — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:06:10 -0500

That’s what PolitickerNJ.com is reporting. Embarrassing for the Dems to get caught trying to talk up Chris Daggett. But not hard to see why they took the risk: The better Daggett does, the better chance Corzine has of keeping his...

As Palin Robocalls in Virginia, McDonnell Keeps His Distance

George Stephanopoulos — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:21:21 -0500

Republican Bob McDonnell kept his distance from Sarah Palin on Monday even as the former Alaska governor had begun making automated phone calls to more than 300,000 Virginia households on behalf of a conservative group, urging them to vote their values in Tuesday's election.

Did Obama Save Corzine, Stop GOP Sweep?

George Stephanopoulos — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:12:05 -0500

NJ is notoriously tough to read. And support for third-party candidate Chris Daggett -- the x-factor in this race -- makes it even more complicated this year. George Stephanopoulos' analysis.

Palin Smacks New Jersey’s Daggett for False ‘Drop Out’ Claim

George Stephanopoulos — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:15:39 -0500

Sarah Palin is chiding Chris Daggett, an independent candidate for governor of New Jersey, for inaccurately claiming Sunday morning on MSNBC that she had urged him to drop his third-party bid. “Despite what candidate Chris Daggett is claiming, I have never contacted him or his campaign,” wrote Palin Sunday on her Facebook page. “I have never asked him to drop out of the NJ Governor’s race. Now, if a politician is going to play loose with facts like this, the electorate needs to know it.”

Roundtable on Race: 'Obama Can't Walk On Water'

George Stephanopoulos — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:26:58 -0500

A year after President Obama’s election, recent Gallup poll numbers on race show that 40% of Americans believe race will always be a problem, up from 30% who said that a year ago. Roughly the same number of people said...

Plouffe Book - Sharpton's Side of the Story

George Stephanopoulos — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:56:46 -0500

Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe’s new book tells a story of how the Obama camp was concerned when they heard that the Reverend Al Sharpton would be coming to Iowa in the final days before the caucus.

Jarrett: Dover A Reminder of How Deep the Sacrifice Is

George Stephanopoulos — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:23:03 -0500

Jarrett said the President wouldn't have done it if the families had objected.