Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...other reasons for supporting Carter. He believes the Georgian has "tapped, not in a cynical way but in a sincere way," the thirst of the electorate for a return to the "basic verities," for "tremendous change and...(at the same time) tremendous stability." Fallows argues further that the Democrat is "one of the most profoundly anti-elitist candidates to appear" on the American political scene this year. But Fallows readily admits he doesn't believe Carter is the "messiah." He says he recognizes "the shortcomings in him. There's a lot of stuff in what he says that I wouldn...
...script is implausible, the casting is more so. Tony, tall and suave young Democrat v. saucy, short and blunt old Republican. Young Democrat with twelve years' experience in elective office; old Republican with none. In the race between the Democratic transplanted Easterner and the Japanese-American-immigrant Republican, charges of racism are hurled-at the immigrant. Young Democrat is generally somber-suited, dark-tied, prim and proper. His opponent's jaunty tarn o'shanter has become a symbol for the unconventionality he savors in both dress and speech. It could happen only in California, and whether...
...London School of Economics, Moynihan propelled himself into an episodic academic career (Syracuse University, Harvard) that he constantly interrupts by sprints down the corridors of power. No subject-traffic safety, crime, black mores, welfare reform, the future of democracy-is beyond his ken or pen. Always a Democrat, he has fraternized with the party's reform and regular factions in New York just as he has served with equal panache each President-Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford-who offered to employ...
When the music begins at one of his rallies, Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Brock appears to be mildly annoyed at all the noise. James Sasser, the Democrat who hopes to unseat Brock, joyfully picks up the beat by stomping his foot. When the rivals appeared recently at the Dyer County Fair, Brock shook a few hands, then disappeared, without taking a single ride, before most fairgoers were even aware he had been there. Grinning broadly, the shirtsleeved Sasser eagerly took over, leaving scarcely a hand unshaken, delivering a rip-roaring speech-and getting down on his knees to play with...
...Hewlett snub of a speaking invitation from United Black Voters of Illinois led to the group's endorsement of Thompson, which may mean as many as 100,000 votes for Thompson-equal to 20% of the Cook County black vote, which normally goes 90% plus to any Democrat. Many blacks are also aware that it was Thompson who once prosecuted a white cop for violating a black youth's civil rights...