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Word: connect (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Democrat in his third term as City Councillor, the Vice Mayor wants to increase affordable housing through increased home ownership programs, better connect the local economy to Cambridge's employment base and work for children via after-school programs and public education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Candidates: Who They Are, Where They Stand | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...genuine," Richardson said. "That's the Al Gore I love, and that's what I've always seen. That's what made him connect with the audience, and that's why he won this debate...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Gore, Bradley Debate For N.H., National Votes | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...Vice President's efforts to loosen up were nevertheless an improvement over his longtime reputation as stiff and unable to connect with voters. From his light tan suit and his casual blue shirt, to his playful banter with audience members, Gore tried to project an image of informality and accessibility...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Adam A. Sofen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Still Seen As Cold, Gore Works to Warm Up | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

...nothing but bad luck and trouble, much of it brought on by the Vice President himself. He ignored his only Democratic rival until Bill Bradley's minivan pulled up right alongside Air Force Two. He turned his campaign into a jobs program for consultants and seemed congenitally unable to connect with voters. Things were so dismal for so long, in fact, that after Gore fired his pollster, slashed his staff, declared himself the underdog and moved his headquarters to Nashville, Tenn., it was probably inevitable that his luck would change, at least for a little while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Empire Strikes Back | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Gore, who can seem phony even when he's totally sincere, has always tried to make up with hard work what he lacks in instinct and inspiration. Right now he's working so feverishly to connect that he makes you want to give him a hug. "I don't want to tell you what's on my mind," he says constantly. "I want to show you what's in my heart"--and you get the idea he'd like to rip the thing clean out of his breast, just to prove he has one. What's fascinating is that this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: The Empire Strikes Back | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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