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...Harkin's charisma, message and spunk make him a top contender for the Democratic nomination. If he wins the party's nod, he might not beat George Herbert Walker Bush. But he would give him the fight of his life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Agrarian Rebel | 9/18/1991 | See Source »

...could blame Jack? He could have cast his ballot for Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, a perfectly nice Harvard Law School graduate with crash test dummy charisma. (A compelling comparison, no?) Or he could have supported the candidacy of Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush of Andover, Yale and the Sy Sperling Inspirational Speech Club for Men. Or he could have stayed home to rearrange his sock drawer, twiddle his thumbs and watch candlepin bowling. You make the call...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

Paul Tsongas: "He has the charisma of fungus...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Are You Bored? I'm Bored. | 9/16/1991 | See Source »

...pocket. Considering the current wave of penny-pinching promises, Variety's Art Murphy predicts that "smaller will be better. Until a producer overpays a star for a film that turns into a monster hit." And the cycle will continue, as long as people are fascinated by the mystery of charisma and will pay to see it radiate through a rough or pretty face 30 ft. tall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment: Do Stars Deliver? | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

...President's re-election chances were in jeopardy. Because California's population grew 6 million, to more than 29 million during the 1980s, the state will have 54 electoral votes in the 1992 election -- nearly one-fifth the 270 needed to capture the White House. Despite a lack of charisma so glaring that the Los Angeles Times recently dubbed him Robopol, Wilson, 57, knows how to carry California. He has won three tough statewide elections, including a 49%-46% defeat of feisty Democrat Dianne Feinstein in last year's Governor's race...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five Who Fit the Bill | 5/20/1991 | See Source »

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