Word: carterized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only has Ted Kennedy lost ground to Carter, but his once dominating position against the three Republican candidates has vanished, although he still manages to beat all three in trial heats. Kennedy barely edges Reagan, 46 to 42, and has an eleven-point advantage over Connally, 46 to 35, and a twelve-point lead over Baker...
Similarly, 56% said that "inflation, high prices and the economy" were the main problems the country faces, but only 10% thought Carter has done well in dealing with these concerns. Kennedy ranked twice as high as Carter in people's confidence in dealing with energy and the economy. When Iran is no longer the chief concern of the voters, Kennedy will again have an exploitable issue with which to attack Carter...
...public support for Carter has also had a strong effect on his chances when he is compared with the leading Republican candidates. In a TIME/Yankelovich survey in August, former California Governor Ronald Reagan led President Carter by four percentage points. But now Carter has pulled into a comfortable 14-point lead over Reagan. Carter would also now swamp John Connally, 53 to 23, compared with a mere four-point advantage for Carter in August. Carter leads Howard Baker by 30 points; in August the President and the Senate minority leader were running in a dead heat...
Many of the Republican campaign managers whose candidates trail Reagan have grown increasingly frustrated by Carter's dominance of national attention with his management of the Iran crisis. They feel that whatever chance they have of catching Reagan is being diminished by their own inability to criticize the President and thus to draw attention to themselves. Last week staffers on one campaign even approached Republican National Chairman Bill Brock, urging him to lead the way in breaking G.O.P. silence about Carter and Iran. Brock agreed that all the party's candidates were suffering from Carter's political...
...crisis drags on into the new year, the impact of the long stalemate over the hostages is less predictable. The political benefit Carter has gained could erode as national impatience increases. The final resolution of the crisis will determine whether Carter benefits or suffers from his handling of the situation...