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...which the G.O.P. appeals-the affluent, the well-educated, the suburbanites and white-collar workers-are growing. But to recapture the White House, the Republicans will have to solve several problems. First, they must smooth over divisions between conservative true believers and the moderate wing. Second, they must broaden their appeal to win more votes from nonwhites, city folk and the young...
...Kennedy has inverted his brother's 'Ask not...' philosophy. Jack figures while he's in town he might get in touch with Jesse Jackson, whom he admires for what he sees as his anti--handout mentality. Both delegates feel blacks should be included in the party so as to broaden its base, but, as the events of the week soon prove, these views go unheeded...
...members pride themselves on being democratic, although many will not use the word because "the Founding Fathers did not.") Michael Jacobs, a delegate from Vermont, objects to the racial overtones of Colonel Warnock's remarks and notes that such overtones will harm the party's efforts to broaden its base. "How many niggers you got in Vermont?" a man shouts out. I peer over at the only black face in the room--that of a young security guard. He remains impassive. A burly, slightly drunk Ohioan goes to the microphone to make his contribution. "The Panama Canal is as much...
...Reagan the danger of the decision had always been personal: that he would lose his cherished credibility. He had at first described the Schweiker move as a way to broaden the party's base for the fall campaign. Now, with the nomination decided, he explained the deal somewhat differently. "We were dead in the water," he conceded. "We had to get some motion, get some delegates...
Gordy, a shrewd judge of white audiences, was launching himself as a movie director. His two films, Mahogany and Lady Sings the Blues, were about blacks, but not about high-pitched racial antagonisms. They were glamorous, glossily turned out and entertaining rather than threatening. Their success has helped to broaden Williams' popularity with white audiences...