Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Humorist Will Rogers was never in any party's hip pocket. As he remarked in 1932, "This is not an election of parties or policies this fall. It's an election where both sides really need the work." How to tell a Republican from a Democrat? "The Republican says, 'Well, things could have been worse,' and the Democrat says, 'How?' " Nevertheless...
...nothing funny about this tactic was Will Rogers Jr., a Democrat and McGovern supporter, who denounced the sticker as "grave robbing." "If my father had met George McGovern," said Will Jr., "I am confident he would have liked him. My father's writing should not be twisted and distorted by either party. This is very bad taste." The Committee for the Re-Election of the President denied authorizing the sticker, but traced its origin to a television repairman from Midwest City, Okla. Obviously, Will Rogers never met a TV repairman...
...meeting last week, is surprisingly narrow. Beryl Sprinkel, senior vice president of Chicago's Harris Trust & Savings Bank, foresees the lowest increase: $107 billion. IBM Vice President David Grove is the high man, envisioning a $112 billion advance. Predictions by three economists who run their figures through computers-Democrat Otto Eckstein, Republican Alan Greenspan and Nonpartisan Grove-come out almost identical. They are backed by board members who use, at this early stage in the forecasting season, a "back-of-the-envelope" approach. In percentage terms, the consensus prediction works out to about a 9.5% G.N.P. rise, of which...
...reason Weeks is making inroads into the Democratic Party is his political ability Weeks made a lot of friends during three terms in the State Senate and he now is in a position to cash in his chips. In addition his friendly and warm personality has the ability to charm people in brief meetings. Unlike Studds who takes a strong left-liberal position. Weeks give, the impression of being a moderate with whom a Humphrey type Democrat could feel comfortable...
...would have the U.S. withdraw unconditionally from Vietnam. Both candidates talk about tax reform but Weeks is specific only, in his opposition to the oil depletion allowance, while Studds also favors heavier taxes on capital gains. Studds portrays the choice as one between a Nixon Republican and a liberal Democrat, while Weeks sees the decision as one between a moderate and an ultra-liberal...