Word: caucused
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...democracy. It's a duty." That is his explanation of why he will rally at least eight of his twelve children, load them with his wife Lucille into the family's gray 1980 Chevy Citation (a veteran of 105,000 dusty miles) and head to Union Township's caucus in nearby West High School for the clear and open ritual of boosting Massachusetts Democratic Governor Mike Dukakis. No back-room dealing for Seelman. And no pussyfooting on the tough issues. "The Dukakis farm plan is not as good as Gephardt's," says Seelman, whose land has been in the family...
...caucus process has become an industry in itself, which is somewhat troubling. State leaders see a gain from big media attention. Des Moines Restaurant Impresario Guido Fenu figures to do an extra $20,000 in business because of the political groupies who now inundate the Savery Hotel. James Barnes, chief political reporter for the National Journal, sought out a "typical" Republican home in Des Moines to witness the reaction to the debate of the candidates a fortnight ago. When he arrived, a crew from the C- SPAN network was in the living room, and one from a local station soon...
...take the Iowa caucus as an accurate measure more seriously than the New Hampshire primary," insists Writer Madson. Its political system is almost free of corruption. Its kids always score among the top on national exams. "The accident of the caucuses in Iowa is a happy accident," declares Novelist Frank Conroy, a transplanted Easterner...
Although Bush polls better nationwide, Dole is leading in Iowa. A TIME poll of probable Feb. 8 Iowa caucus attendees, conducted last week, puts Dole ahead of Bush 40% to 30%, even though Bush leads Dole 49% to 24% nationwide among those likely to vote Republican. Bush handily tops Dole nationwide on the question of who has more experience and who would be good in an international crisis, but Dole gets higher marks for showing strong leadership. For the moment, the other four Republicans in the race are reduced to praying for a double knockout. In Iowa, none has more...
...protest against moves to make the church more accepting of homosexual behavior and to expunge supposedly sexist references to the Trinity in worship. Replacing the phrase "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" with such feminist formulations as "Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer," they charged, defies both Scripture and tradition. The caucus attacked a recent proposal by the national staff to drop a formal prohibition against "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals" in the clergy. Both issues promise to cause a fight in St. Louis next spring, when the 9.3 million-member denomination holds its General Conference...