Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.

I've become invested with this symbolic power. It really does transcend what I'm actually doing and what I actually deserve.

People gravitate toward information that implies a happier outlook for them.

To my friends, I’m kind of sexually gay but ethnically straight.

I don't think that somebody who is observing or predicting behavior should also be participating in the 'experiment.'

Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately.

You don't want to influence the same system you are trying to forecast.