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The government follows public opinion and public opinion is all over the lot about who should now be running things.

Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia — suggesting the conflicting public opinion in political leadership will cause "gridlock" in governmental progress.

Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia — suggesting the conflicting public opinion in political leadership will cause "gridlock" in governmental progress.

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer.