Word: caucus
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...OVERRIDING value for Hispanics lies less in the substance of the bill than in the experience, for the first time, of being at the forefront of major legislation. Although the Congressional-Hispanic Caucus 11 members are hardly commensurate with the 6.4 percent of the population that is Hispanic, the group has begun to make itself felt as a force to be reckoned with at the national level...
...Hart camp argues that the Coloradan is, by many yardsticks, a stronger candidate than Mondale. Hart won twelve primaries to Mondale's eleven. When states where delegates were chosen by caucus are added, the two contenders tied 24 to 24. Mondale failed to win a Western or New England primary. Hart consistently showed more strength than Mondale among independents and also won the most Republican votes in those states where party crossovers were permitted. Since neither Democrats nor Republicans command a majority of registered voters (a recent estimate: Democrats 40%, Republicans 25%) independents and Republican defections might possibly hold...
...Eager to work her way up from lowly assignments like the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Ferraro uncomplainingly attended 8 a.m. meetings, took on tedious tasks and carefully cultivated the Democratic leadership. O'Neill became her champion. With his blessing she was elected secretary of the Democratic caucus, a job traditionally reserved for a woman. In her third term, O'Neill put her on the powerful House Budget Committee, bypassing more senior members...
Despite these misgivings, the people who know Ferraro would not lose any sleep if she were next in line for the presidency. "She is extremely competent," says Louisiana's Gillis Long, chairman of the House Democratic caucus. "She's a good word." And politician how in does the best Ferraro sense feel of about the the prospect? "I'm in awe," says Ferraro...
...Democratic Veep possibilities: >Patricia Schroeder, 43. A Harvard-trained lawyer and a Congresswoman since 1973, the Coloradan is a leading member of the House Armed Services Committee. While getting high marks for her military expertise, Schroeder is often seen as a knee-jerk dove. She co-chairs the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, which counts 117 men among its 132 members. An outspoken feminist, Schroeder is married to a Washington lawyer and has two teen-age children. Her political profile is left of center: the liberal Americans for Democratic Action (A.D.A.) gives her a 90% rating...