Word: californianism
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...victory was tarnished by a stunning stumble: his unseemly, eleventh-hour attempt to make a deal with Ford. Convinced that if the former President were his running mate, the ticket would be invincible, Reagan through intermediaries appealed to Ford's loyalty to the party and to the country. The Californian even offered to share his presidential powers with the ex-President. But all to no avail. Ford in the end declined to join the ticket, and the curious episode served only to raise questions about the nominee's judgment?and how far he was willing to go to win election...
...ticket that can be accepted by a broad spectrum, from North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms on the right to New York Senator Jacob Javits on the left. Bush's views on most issues are compatible with Reagan's, yet Bush has a more moderate image than that of the Californian. As a two-term Congressman and former head of the CIA, Bush also brings the ticket much needed experience in Washington, which polls indicate is a major shortcoming for Reagan in the eyes of many voters...
Americans have never been profoundly attached to their own history. John Higham, a historian at Johns Hopkins, once met a man who claimed that historical consciousness increases as one travels east. Thus the Californian, in awareness of the past, would be the moral equivalent of the housefly. The Eastern U.S. would be slightly more sophisticated, Western Europe more so. Anyone who travels in Poland, Higham says, cannot help being "overwhelmed by the passionate and complex involvement of the people with their history. We don't have that...
...issue of his age (69) in one of the strangest interviews of the political season. He told the New York Times that he is as alert now as he was 20 years ago, is not forgetful and does not suffer from "blue" periods. Six doctors who have examined the Californian in recent years assured the newspaper that he is physically and mentally fit. Reagan promised that if he becomes President, he will resign at the first hint of senility. Said he: "I would walk away...
...media. But the President has already started condemning his opponent. Carter and Jordan have had another disagreement over the Republican candidate. To the President's acute discomfort, Jordan hopes that Reagan will move well ahead of Carter in the polls. In Jordan's view, the Californian still has never been studied closely, and once Reagan is out in front he will not be able to stand the pressure. Says Jordan: "Such big forces converge to stop a man from becoming President. Look at Ted Kennedy and George Bush and what that exposure did to them." Then the Georgian...