Sabato's Crystal Ball

The Home State Hurdle

May 22nd, 2003

Larry J. Sabato, Director, U.Va. Center for Politics

As 2004 approaches, Democrats have plenty of factors to consider as they choose a nominee to take on President Bush. Surely, one of these is to avoid repeating the most embarrassing aspect of election night 2000. No, not the razor-thin loss in Florida, but Al Gore’s solid defeat in his own home state of Tennessee.
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