Word: democraticized
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Still, by two widely followed barometers, Kennedy is the Senate's liberal standard bearer. Last year, as usual, the Americans for Democratic Action gave him a nearly 100% approval rating for his voting record on major legislation, while the Americans for Constitutional Action graded him at close to zero.
Politicians are divided over whether Kennedy is hurting himself by edging toward the center on too many issues. Many agree with liberal Democrat Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin that "it is inevitable in a campaign for you to moderate your views." Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont disagrees. Says he: "People...
Though Kennedy's overall philosophy sometimes seems uncertain, there is no doubt about his skill at the profession of politics. He has a natural instinct for the feel and flavor of it, the ebb and flow of events, the camaraderie of the people involved. His expertise is both instinctive and...
In 1969 he was elected Democratic whip, making him second in command to Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. In the aftermath of Chappaquiddick, however, Kennedy became distracted, neglected the job and left too many of his responsibilities to the No. 3 Democratic leader, Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Byrd did the...
When Arizona Congressman Morris Udall was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1976, a Secret Service agent advised him not to visit a crowded fraternal hall in Wisconsin. A patron had told the agent that there was a man at the bar carrying a concealed pistol. Recalled Udall: "I...