Word: caucus
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Both sides are girding for an absurdly early first battle in Florida. On Oct. 13, Democratic county caucuses will pick delegates to a state convention on Nov. 18, when a straw vote will be taken on the presidency. The Kennedy forces do not expect to win the straw vote, which has no official standing, because nearly half the dele gates will be chosen by party regulars loyal to Carter. But Kennedy would like to come out ahead in the caucus selection, which would be a blow to Carter in a state where the President is still popular...
President Carter told Hispanics last week at their annual congressional caucus dinner: "I freed them because I thought 25 years was enough." Amid both catcalls and cheers from the audience, he added that the four nationalists had been jailed for their criminal acts, not their political ideas...
...independence forces have never won more than 19% in an election-their last tally, in 1976, was less than 7%. As for his Administration's feelings about Puerto Rican statehood-pro-statehood forces won 48% of the vote in the last election -Carter told the congressional caucus dinner last week: -"I would support whatever decision is made by the people of Puerto Rico...
...faculty, however. A group of concentrators in History, History and Literature, and other related concentrations met last week to draft a letter to administrators about the shortage of courses. "I can't believe how irresponsible they are," says Mona Fish '81, a member of the newly formed Student History Caucus...
...Although caucus members don't foresee changes in this year's schedule, they say they'll look out for undergraduate interests in plans for next year. "We're here to let them know we've been screwed," says Marc L. Baum '80, one of the founders...