Word: blitzed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Reagan and Bush are tied with 22 each. During the next two weeks, Reagan has a chance to increase his lead and even possibly to knock one or two rivals out of contention?especially Connally, if he runs poorly in South Carolina, where he is staging a $1 million blitz. On the other hand, Bush has an opportunity to solidify his standing as Reagan's chief rival, and he would not have to win in the Southern primaries to do so but merely finish close to Reagan...
...title suggest, Golding's latest work also contains darkness--but this time it is visible from the outset. As the drama unfolds, a child emerges from the London blitz, scarred by the violent flames. The child, named Matty in a hospital, is Hell personified, soon to become Golding's "man in black." The author unravels Matty's story slowly, with detours to introduce other sordid children and wicked adults. Fires predominate in Darkness Visible, as a great bomb blast at the end complements Matty's fiery furnace. All of Golding's characters in one way or another are ravaged...
...Press Room of Bush Headquarters Tuesday evening photographers sipped courtesy brews and listened to radio reporters screw up their live broadcasts--"Bush's...um...Reagan's field director...um...campaign manager...Shit. Let's try that again." It's all part of the media blitz on the New Hampshire primary--an onslaught of lights and microphones which itself received so much attention, it became a self-perpetuating news story...
Reagan is campaigning this time around, but the Bush organization is well-primed. Newly found funds, flowing into campaign coffers since January 21, financed a TV advertising blitz. The organization's efficiency can be gauged by the ultimate variable--the candidate's contact with the people. In his last full day of Granite State stumping, Bush, to the consternation of the press, arrived at each destination five minutes early. The candidate was fully briefed and flawless. At a local high school he cited a poll from the previous week and at the Rochester Elks Club he knew the names...
With a mere 20 per cent of the voters marking Republican ballots in '76, GOP candidates aren't likely to sink many hard-won dollars into a media blitz this year. If Bush wins (and with his well-oiled Massachusetts campaign machinery, he could capture 35 per cent of the vote), the victory will simply help him shift into higher gear and take in more contributions from his increasing number of college-educated, upper-income supporters. Others can write off the state beforehand and blame Bush's Andover and Yale backgroung for a strong New England showing...