Word: contrasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...TRENDS. Ford has scored great gains with independent voters. He leads Carter among them by 45% to 31%; by contrast, Carter was ahead with this decisive group in August, 41% to 39%. One reason for the shift is the growing belief that Carter is a liberal, which has become a negative label for many voters. Of the people surveyed, 35% regard him as a liberal, up 10 percentage points since August. Only 30% consider him a moderate, down 13 points. Among moderates, Carter now runs almost neck and neck with the President after leading him 51% to 35% in late...
...this country-so much in mental health, for the elderly. It excites me to think that I could help." The hostile questioner pressed her to justify why her promises had anything to do with JimmyCarter's campaign. "Because," she said evenly, her gray-green eyes a cold contrast to her warm smile, "I come with...
...unafraid to question his counselors. In contrast to Johnson and Nixon, Ford does not have a psychological need to seek reassurance from subordinates. His tranquillity and self-confidence are reflected in his frank assessment of his own strengths and weaknesses. "It doesn't bother him to say 'I don't know,' " observes White House Aide Michael Duval. Much to the distress of some of his advisers, Ford has been largely content to allow Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to dominate the headlines on foreign affairs. "He just doesn't feel the need to compete with...
...Nixon gone into some other kind of work," muses Barber, "he probably would have done just fine." But the singular pressures of the presidency magnified Nixon's flaws (like his self-doubt). In contrast, John Kennedy's shortcomings were often obscured, his strengths (combativeness, style) enhanced by the office...
Typically Swedish. Many Swedes were turned off by the cold, urbane Palme, who often comes across as overbearingly arrogant. By contrast, Fälldin exuded an unthreatening sincerity. A pipe-smoking country boy who still raises sheep, cuts timber and grows oats and corn on his 668-acre farm, the new Prime Minister mixes easily with all kinds of people and speaks to them in simple language about their problems. Admitted an envious Social Democratic politician: "Fälldin is like your next-door neighbor. He's what people think of as typically Swedish. He's a clever...