Word: carterized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Political observers point to another sign thatthe shining Kennedy mantle may be dimming withtime--the failed bid of Ted Kennedy for Presidentin 1980. Early polls showed Kennedy far ahead ofPresident Jimmy Carter, but that edge dissipatedover the campaign...
...many in our generation have a sour opinion of politics and the ability of government to have relevancy to people's lives. Voter participation in this country is abysmal, and young people, sadly, are the most negligent. Having been raised in an era dominated by Vietnam, Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Iran contra-scandal, this is hardly surprising...
...Henry Carter, manager of Surman's Men's Clothing Store is more skeptical. "There is always an element of the population that avoids areas in transition," says Carter who said that the renovations might not help, but that to be against the improvements was to be against progress...
Surman's did not increase its inventory for the holiday season. "We didn't have any indication that business would be stronger," says Carter, adding that he was more concerned with the strength of the overall economy than with subway renovations...
...remains within striking distance." Richard Wirthlin, pollster for the White House and the Republican National Committee, states flatly, "Dukakis can still win." As evidence that 10-point swings in the last weeks of a campaign can happen, he points to the 1980 election: as late as Oct. 20, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were even, but Reagan won by 9.7 points. Wirthlin, perhaps to pump up the G.O.P. troops, puts Dukakis' chances of bringing off a similar turnabout as 1 in 3; more cold-eyed analysts think those odds are overly generous...