Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ganske's defeat of 36-year incumbent Neal Smith was one of the great upsets of 1994. The former surgeon wants to take a scalpel to congressional pork and small-business regulations. When it comes to crime, he would rather attack the cancer with punishment than preventive medicine, including a crackdown on deadbeat dads...
Though usually mainstream Republican, Ashe has some unusual ideas on congressional reform. He believes bills should have only one subject; congressional sessions should last no longer than 100 days; congressional pay should be reduced; and the annual budget process should be biennial. Ashe knows he may not defeat the 32-year incumbent, but he is grateful to get his Republican message...
Undiscouraged by his defeat in the 1994 election--he lost by only 6%--McCormick is ready to take on the career politicians again. As the president and ceo of a local financial-consulting firm, he emphasizes his economic experience and believes that the 20th is ready for his kind of moderate Republican...
Frankel is a physician with an improbable mission: to defeat Dick Armey. A self-proclaimed Truman Democrat, Frankel says the House Majority Leader and his Republican cohorts have sold out the middle class in exchange for campaign funds from PACS and lobbyists. He promises to protect the American worker through minimum-wage increases and vows to fight for a ban on PAC contributions. But redistricting will not help Frankel's chances, since the race has not changed...
Since his election, Boucher has defeated three G.O.P. challengers with ease. In 1994, when Republicans stormed the rest of the House, he still won with an impressive 59% of the vote. Boucher supports Head Start, Medicare and Medicaid, but--and this could explain his ability to defeat Republicans--opposes gun control and punitive tobacco legislation. Not considered "one of the boys" in his rural district, he nevertheless has his Hill colleagues' respect for his expertise on--and connections to--the telecommunications industry...