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Dates: during 1970-1979
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But Carter, who once promised a wide range of populist reforms, including revisions of the tax and welfare systems, has been a great disappointment to many voters. He has presided over one of the worst outbreaks of inflation in American history (currently 13%, the highest since price controls were lifted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

In a rush to launch his campaign so that he can combat the power of the Carter incumbency, Kennedy this week will make the official announcement of his candidacy at historic Faneuil Hall in his native Boston. California Governor Jerry Brown, who has been planning his own run against Carter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Underlying all specific issues as the full-scale campaigning begins, and with less than three months left until the first key test in the Iowa caucuses, are the role and power of the Government the candidates want to lead. On the Republican side, there is a considerable harmony of views...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: May the Best Man Win | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

As long as Senator Edward M. Kennedy was not a candidate for the presidential nomination, he held a 2-to-1 lead over Jimmy Carter in most public opinion surveys. But now, just as he has officially declared his candidacy, his lead has been reduced to only ten percentage points...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Kennedy's Lead Is Shrinking | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

Feeling he had been misused, Baker bounced back fast. He made a dramatic entry into the race for Senate minority leader in 1977 and beat out the favored Senator Robert Griffin of Michigan. He proved surprisingly effective in a generally thankless job, welding the independent-minded Republican Senate barons into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: He's Proud He's a Politician | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

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