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...very disappointed in your coverage of the Marvin Kalb interview with Democratic Presidential candidate Bruce Babbitt. An hour of political dialogue about important public policy issues such as the merits of a progressive national consumption tax, universal needs testing, and a more democratic workplace was completely ignored. What was the centerpiece of the Crimson story? All but the last three paragraphs talked about Hart's re-entry into the race and what Babbitt had to say about it. The topic of Gary Hart was discussed for all of about two minutes of the hour-long interview...
Like Carter, Hart and other once obscure presidential hopefuls, Babbitt is betting his candidacy on its first test: the Feb. 8 Iowa caucuses. Though he is still low in the polls, his organization is razor sharp in both Iowa and New Hampshire, where grass-roots efforts are particularly crucial...
Running a low-budget, long-shot campaign, Babbitt has not been above an occasional publicity stunt. Even before his stand-up routine on the NBC debate, he was the first presidential candidate to appear this year in a Saturday Night Live skit (in which he is caught trying to sneak extra grocery items through the express checkout). Following his disastrous video performance at the Houston debate in July, Babbitt almost daily practiced speaking into a videocamera, sometimes sending the tapes to an acting coach...
...Iowa was interpreted as a boost from a constituency that still remembers Harry Truman, the retirees' vote seems up for grabs. So far the only candidates who have dared stray from the party line are those so far behind in the polls that they have little to lose. Bruce Babbitt talks of raising taxes on Social Security benefits of the affluent elderly. Pat Robertson and Pete du Pont warn that Social Security is threatened with bankruptcy and advocate shifting some of the burden to private plans. "When the baby-boom generation retires, we're going to have to double taxes...
...Gray Lobby packs political punch. -- A New York City jury seeks balance in a race case. -- Bruce Babbitt can' t afford timid ideas...