Word: conventioners
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: Minority. His performances in Iowa and New Hampshire have proven that he has won over substantial white support. His grassroots organization of Southern voters guarantees him Super Tuesday success. Since the Democratic Party is trying to overcome the factional interests that plagued it in 1984 and will...
With 94 percent of the precincts reporting, Dukakis was likely to receive 9 Democratic convention delegates, Gephardt 6 and Simon 3. That would raise the national totals to 44.50 for Dukakis, 39 for Gephardt, and 33 for Simon. In all, 2082 delegates are needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination...
Gore already had commitments for 10.55 delegate votes at the convention, Jackson had 9.80 and Babbitt four.
Clearly these statements do not reflect the views of a man sane enough to guide this nation at one of its most critical times. However, Robertson's three strong primary finishes show that a substantial number of conservative voters have picked up Robertson's banner--making him a dangerous factor...
Although Ball's shows did not defy the female homemaker convention, in many ways the programs were ahead of their time in portraying women confident enough to act on their own, outside of their stereotypical domain. Unlike most of the bubble-headed, husband-dominated wives of 50's sitcoms, Lucy...