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BRYAN, TEXAS--Rep. Phil Gramm, a "Boll Weevil" Democrat whose party ousted him from the House Budget Committee, resigned his seat yesterday and said he would try to win it back in a special election as a Republican...
...most Congressmen of both parties scoff at the notion that the tenuous coalition with the Boll Weevils, which did not hold together on the tax-hike vote last Au gust, could possibly be assembled now that there is a 103-seat Democratic majority. Most of the incoming freshmen are more liberal than their colleagues. In a survey of the new members by the New York Times, 83% favored cutting back scheduled in creases in defense spending, 62% pro posed canceling next July's tax cut, 89% opposed trimming Social Security cost-of-living increases, and 58% opposed additional reductions...
...President's dealings with the 98th Congress could take one of three paths: forging a coalition with conservative Democrats, negotiating a true bipartisan consensus, or settling for a standoff. The first would by pass the congressional leader ship by working with Boll Weevil Democratic defectors, much as Reagan did to pass the budget and tax cuts in the past. White House Chief of Staff James Baker claims that despite last week's defeats, the President still has a pool of 245 sympathetic Congress men to draw upon to reach a 218-vote majority...
...Assuming that the Democrats score expected victories in two Georgia seats that, because of late redistricting, will not be filled until special elections on Nov. 30, the House will consist of 269 Democrats and 166 Republicans. The margin is less overpowering than it looks. It includes at least 39 "Boll Weevils"-conservative Democratic supporters of President Ronald Reagan's policies-who were reelected, and four to six more Southern Democrats who might turn Boll Weevil once they get to Washington. No matter: even given their maximum possible strength, the combination of Republicans and Boll Weevils will no longer control...
Several Harvard professors and administrators participated in the five days of activities designed to marshal opposition to allies of President Reagan, especially "boll weevil" Democrats--who have supported the Administration while maintaining their party affiliation...