Word: carterized
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Every poll shows him with nearly a 2-to-l lead over Carter among Democrats and independents. Carter has disappointed almost every constituency that put him in office. And those constituencies, especially the blacks, Hispanics and working-class white ethnics who form the spine of the Democratic Party, seem ready to invest many of their hopes in Ted Kennedy...
...matter how optimistic Kennedy supporters are at the moment and how high the polls place him, Carter vs. Kennedy will be a long and bruising battle...
...help Carter, if I could. I don't want Ted Kennedy. He's tougher than hell...
...White House strategy is to hit Kennedy early and hard. Last week Carter used ridicule to attack Kennedy. Said the President, at a dinner for supporters: "I asked my mama. She said it was O.K. My wife, Rosalynn, said she'd be willing to live in the White House for four more years." The point, said a Carter operative, is to test whether Kennedy has "the stomach to go through the humiliating, deflating experience of fighting for the nomination." Says another Carter aide of Kennedy: "He's going to get clawed. He's going to bleed, and then...
...fact is, Kennedy's and Carter's views are close on many issues, and there is considerable truth to the Republican wisecrack that "if you liked Jimmy, you'll love Teddy." Kennedy ranks fourth among Senators in support of Administration positions on roll-call votes; so far this year, he has backed Carter 85 times and opposed him only twelve. The similarities in their positions led California's Jerry Brown to ask, "Why is Kennedy running? What is his debate with Carter? The only issue is career advancement...