Word: adlai
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Please tell me the name of the startled young lady with Adlai Stevenson. I strongly suspect it is my long-lost wife, last seen taking care of our two daughters before the Democratic Convention...
...forth by the narrowest of margins over the last decade, political managers turned increasingly to the study of state and district elections as a possible key to national hopes. One of those who pored over the state election ledgers was James Finnegan of Pennsylvania, onetime accounting student, now Adlai Stevenson's campaign manager. The result of Finnegan's studies: a Democratic campaign strategy that has been dubbed "Operation Reverse Coattails...
...especially fascinated him. In state after state, Stevenson had run behind the Democratic candidates for the Senate and House. Ten Democratic Senators were elected in states carried by Ike. In 32 Northern states, Stevenson carried 61 congressional districts while the Democratic House candidates carried 92. In six border states, Adlai won 18 districts, and the House candidates took 30. The ratio in ten Southern states was 59 to 92. To Jim Finnegan's close-calculating mind, the 1956 answer was obvious: Stevenson must associate his campaign more closely with those of the state candidates and attract voters to himself...
...work." Finnegan's role, said Butler, would be simply that of "personal aide to Governor Stevenson in handling the traveling activities." Jim Finnegan held his peace, although he had no intention of becoming a mere travel agent. He will, when and if jurisdictional responsibilities are ironed out, boss Adlai Stevenson's 1956 campaign and go right ahead with Operation Coattails, reverse or otherwise...
...been getting up this early every day for the past year-it's standard practice," said a cheery Adlai Stevenson into the microphones at Chicago's Midway Airport. The time was 8:15 a.m. At his side, Estes Kefauver chimed in: "I don't usually get up this early." But, added Estes, "I'm going to do so to accommodate my wonderful running mate...