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...character is leaving its mark on his message. His intense efforts in New Hampshire and Georgia forced him to divert time and money from other states he might have won. Further, Clinton has adjusted the emphasis of his message in subtle ways. He started as a new- wave centrist disdainful of traditional liberal nostrums. But against the fiscally conservative Tsongas, Clinton has had to find other points of contrast in their philosophies. He has reached out to traditional Democrats -- minorities, working-class families, older voters still enamored of the New Deal. Without changing any of his positions an iota, Clinton...
...worry, Bush's cronies told those appalled by their man's conversion, George doesn't really believe any of it. He's still the same centrist Republican who attracted us in the first place. When he gets to the top, you'll see the true Bush emerge. Just wait...
...service. Clinton has also developed a worker- retraining plan that would force companies to spend equally for this purpose. Current worker-training schemes are virtually useless, he notes correctly. "Roughly 70% of corporate training expenses serve only 10% of employees," explains Rob Shapiro of the Progressive Policy Institute, a centrist think tank that is advising Clinton. "Companies are loath to train lower-rung employees for fear they'll leave for other jobs once their skill levels improve. Compelling all U.S. corporations to spend similarly on training will help...
...Esther, whose family recently emigrated from Israel, was leaning toward Clinton. She and her husband were impressed by Clinton's centrist message and were concerned that the Democratic nominee should be electable in November. Esther was happy, however, to hear of Harkin's strong pro-Israel stance...
Some negatives have already been identified. One of the reasons Clinton leads in the polls is that Democrats are buying the notion that his centrist policies render him electable against Bush. Now, says Maryland Democratic chairman Nate Landow, "some inside the party are worried about what the Republicans would do to him with this issue in the general election...