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...ballot in more than 30 states, Commoner says he is satisfied with the Citizens Party in 1980, adding that he and others will not abandon the structure after Tuesday...
...energy independence without mandatory and painful conservation by Americans was "an illusion," and argued that the U.S. needed far stronger conventional forces more than it needed the MX missile. But Anderson's "new realism" failed to stake out any contrasting central philosophy that would make many voters want to abandon the major parties. At most, Anderson now offers a chance for voters to protest against the system by which the two other candidates were chosen. The dilemma of having to decide between Carter and Reagan as cynically posed by New York magazine writer Michael Kramer: "We can either stick with...
Part of Carter's gain is coming from voters who are deserting Independent Anderson. The TIME survey indicates that those who still support Anderson will vote nearly 3 to 2 for Carter if they abandon the Congressman from Illinois. Failing to seize the middle ground on issues and ideology, Anderson is identified by the electorate as being the most liberal of the three candidates. It is also clear that Anderson has been unable to make much of an impression on voters; more than half say they simply do not know his stands on specific issues...
...August, September and October 1976 may have cost him the election by allowing Carter to warn of an imminent downturn under the Republicans. In fact, within three months after Carter's Inauguration, the economy was expanding so briskly on its own that the President was forced to abandon his idea for a quickie $50 tax rebate...
...Lines: "Even if the Prinsendam had a sprinkler system, I doubt whether this could have prevented the fire from spreading." Holland America officials contended that as the fire raged out of control, the Prinsendam performed superbly. The doors and bulkheads contained the blaze long enough to allow passengers to abandon ship. But the most disturbing question remains. If a fire can rage out of control on a ship supposedly as safe as the Prinsendam, is any cruise ship safe...