Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After graduating, I went to Ann Arbor. I knew that I wanted to be a writer. I loved the energy of SDS, whose center was there. I did not want to be a professional politico. I went from graduation straight to an SDS convention in New York. I was elected...
At Rutgers, however, disagreements on issues and power struggles among student leaders divided the conference. Minority students said that they felt underrepresented and withdrew from the convention. The three-day conference ended in confusion, say students, without a national coalition and with students unsure if one could be established.
Dukakis was looking beyond the primaries, aswell. He arranged to pick up endorsements todayfrom former rivals Rep. Richard Gephardt ofMissori and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, and saidhe hoped Jackson would also work for the ticket.And he was expected to meet with aides this weekfor discussions on selecting a running...
Even as his faint hopes of stopping Dukakis'nomination were being snuffed out, Jackson was atwork on the next phase of his campaign. He said hehad earned "the option" of a vice presidentialoffer, vowed a floor fight at the convention ifDukakis doesn't toughen his position against SouthAfrica and pressed...
But with a Bush-Dukakis general electioncampaign already taking shape, the final round ofprimaries seemed a mere formality. The onlysuspense centered around how quickly theMassachusetts governor would amass the remainingdelegates needed to clinch his first ballotnomination at the party convention next month.