Word: blue-collar
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...suburbanites who worry about whales, pollution and consumerism. He will be heavily tempted to turn to left-liberal groups who supply eager donors and doorbell ringers, but that could stamp his campaign with an elitist label that could be fatal. Anderson knows he must broaden his appeal to blacks, blue-collar workers, white ethnic groups, but is only now mulling over how to do so. His national unity theme, seeking to win votes from Democrats, Republicans and independents, has landed him in a chicken-and-egg situation. To broaden his appeal, he needs a respected Democrat or centrist Republican...
Opponents of the plan said provisions should be included to guarantee that many of the jobs created would attract blue-collar workers...
Wylie said the increased development would create blue-collar as well as white-collar jobs. "A large number of these employment opportunities could be made available to Cambridge youths," Wylie said...
...want more assurances that it will not be just highly technological jobs that are created, that there will be a certain percentage for blue-collar workers," Danehy said...
Both Kennedy and Bush won sizable majorities among Pennsylvania blacks, ABC exit polls showed. Kennedy also led Carter among Catholics, blue-collar union workers, and among people who cited the economy as a main concern...