Word: badness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What's worse, the bad-mouthing and image-bashing seems to have been paying off. Last summer Jepsen began overtaking Harkin's seven point lead in the polls on the strength of his heavily negative advertising, and by mid-September he was nine points in front. Last month Harkin began to respond in kind, and according to the Des Moines Register's Iowa poll, he now leads 46 percent to Jepsen's 41 percent. Both candidates are expected to spend close to $3 million apiece, largely from PAC and Party funds...
...only one strategy to counter the good vibrations favoring his opponent--outflank him on the right. His stump speeches have emphasized votes on which he, and not Humphrey, voted with Reagan. Need we even note that the word "Mondale" has temporarily slipped D'Amours' memory? Yes, folks, these are bad times for the Democrats...
...Gandhi cannot win the elections, Raghunathan said, a coalition government may be formed by a number of small parties. He said that this could lead to a factional, in-fighting government such as ruled the country from 1977 to 1980. "The future looks very bad," he added...
...exposed even to that symbol of the suburban high school: The Coach. "This could be the most important thing you learn in school," coach tells his lacrosse following, which includes Jake. "I've got to teach you how to dry yourself after the shower. One time I had a bad case of athlete's foot. One night I woke up screaming. The infection had spread from my feet up to my crotch and that's how I lost one of my testicles...
...entire family: his real Dad is nothing more than a dinner partner on the way to a seven a.m. business trip; his girlfriend just wants to have fun. His English teacher warns, "Watch it Jake, your works not so good that you can afford to get on my bad side...