Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ballot in front of them will be not one but two of this Irish neighborhood's favorite political figures, and for some strange reason, they seem to be running against each other One of them is running as. God forbid an Independent instead of as a good Democrat like he always used to What is going...
THERE is no way of telling a Democrat for Nixon unless he says he is one, but the defectors come from all segments of the party and from all parts of the country. James and Elliott Roosevelt have joined their brother John, long a Republican, in backing the President. That leaves just two of F.D.R.'s children-Franklin Jr. and Anna Halsted-remaining faithful to the party...
Despite such modest upbeat signs, there was nothing resembling the final surge that almost swept Hubert Humphrey to victory in 1968. Said George Christian, L.B.J.'s former press secretary who is now a Democrat for Nixon: "It's a creeping thing...
...Charybdis. If the White House does not support the campaign of former Postmaster General Winton M. Blount, 51, it loses an opportunity to gain another Republican seat. If, on the other hand, it supports Blount successfully against patriarchal 26-year Senate Veteran John J. Sparkman, 72, then Liberal Democrat William Proxmire will likely succeed Sparkman as Senate Banking Committee chairman. "Who the hell wants Proxmire?" is a common business view. The White House appears to have opted for keeping John Sparkman. Three months ago, Sparkman received a significant presidential "Dear John" letter commending him for "responsible" action in supporting...
...GEORGIA. Democrat Sam Nunn, 34, a grandnephew of Carl Vinson, who served for 50 years in the House, hopes to win a Georgia Senate seat himself by rekindling ancient urban-rural differences. Whether Nunn, a farmer, lawyer, state legislator and ex-basketball star from middle Georgia, can succeed may depend partly on the popularity of Richard Nixon among traditional rural Democrats and on a well-mounted G.O.P. campaign...