Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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During the Democratic convention, Atwater tossed out a racist two-fer, joking that Dukakis' choice of a running mate would be either Horton or Jesse Jackson.
In order to bring back the Reagan Democrats, Dukakis has shied away from his Black supporters. Only last week did Dukakis make his first appearance since the convention before a Black audience in time to make the evening news.
Zogby disagreed, saying that supporters of theresolution were "not out of the mainstream" of theparty and added that "70 percent of the delegatesat the Democratic convention" supported aPalestinian state
The category of "displaced homemakers" came to national recognition in 1978 when two California women, Laurie Shields and Tish Sommers, organized the first national convention, held in Baltimore, for women reentering the work force. In 1979, the Displaced Homemakers National Network was established, says Jean Cilik, program assistant for the...
This high-visibility Jackson was distinct contrast to the post-Atlanta Jesse, who nearly disappeared from the political radar screen. Despite the love feast between Jackson and Michael Dukakis at the Democratic Convention, the telegenic preacher quickly became the invisible man of the campaign as the network cameras turned their...