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From the Medicare prescription drug plan to the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and the passage of No Child Left Behind, President Bush presided over a major expansion of the reach of government.

~Chuck Todd

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Arlen Specter left the GOP because it is a lot easier to win in Pennsylvania as a Democrat than as a Republican. It is that simple. For folks on the Right to brush this off as some sort of 'good purge' is extremely naive.

~Chuck Todd

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Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance to set the course of the nation for decades, if not generations, to come. Who knows: perhaps in the near future, our grandchildren will spend money with Obama's face on it.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: Chance Color Come Course Decades Election Face Few Forget Future Generations Grandchildren Having His Historic Knows Money Nation Nature Near Obama Offered Opportunity Our Perhaps Presidents Set Skin Skin Color Spend Who Will

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The unknown has undone many a president, and no matter the popularity of an Oval Office occupant, any and all presidents are vulnerable. Of course, one thing that seems to set Obama part from his recent predecessors is his ability to keep an inner calm about tough issues.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: Ability About Any Calm Course His Inner Issues Keep Many Matter Obama Office One Thing Oval Oval Office Part Popularity Predecessors President Presidents Recent Seems Set Thing Tough Undone Unknown Vulnerable

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Obama's ability to use his personality to push folks, whether on Capitol Hill or in Europe, means that he has to stay popular. What happens if he loses that popular mandate?

~Chuck Todd

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Some day, the public might actually revolt against the undemocratic system of seniority that allows Congress to keep the old ways of Washington ingrained into the culture of Congress.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: Actually Against Congress Culture Day Ingrained Keep Might Old Old Ways Public Revolt Seniority Some System Washington Ways

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We may like to think politics is a battle of ideas and that the best idea wins out. But that's not true in most elections. Most elections are about the worst ideas losing, not the best ideas winning.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: About Battle Best Elections Idea Ideas Like Losing May Most Out Politics Think True Winning Wins Worst

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The big post-election story if Obama wins the presidency will be in the hands of the ethically embattled Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich. He's not very popular, and has a chance to use his power to appoint an Obama replacement as a step in the direction of political rehabilitation.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: Appoint Big Chance Democratic Direction Ethically Hands He His Obama Political Popular Power Presidency Rehabilitation Replacement Rod Step Story Use Very Will Wins

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If Barack Obama goes on to win the election, there will be plenty of ink and video spent on chronicling the historic nature of the turnout among young voters and African-Americans. But as important as both constituencies have been to Obama - particularly in the primaries - it's Hispanics that could be putting him over the top on Nov. 4.

~Chuck Todd

Topics: Among Barack Barack Obama Been Both Could Election Goes Him Hispanics Historic Important Ink Nature Obama Over Particularly Plenty Putting Spent Top Video Voters Will Win Young

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Barack Obama's official nomination as the Democratic Party's standard-bearer was a very poignant moment for millions of Americans. As the first non-white major party nominee, Obama is carrying a big load on his shoulders. He's holding the hopes and dreams of a lot of folks who thought the presidency was only reserved for white men.

~Chuck Todd

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: April 8th, 1972

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