Word: democratics
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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California, where moderate Democrat John Tunney is expected to win the seat currently occupied by conservative George Murphy...
Ohio, where Nixon's last-minute tactics could sway a tight race between liberal Democrat Howard Metzenbaum and Republican Robert Taft...
Tennessee, where liberal Democrat Albert Gore is expected to lose to William Brock, a major beneficiary of the Republican "Southern Strategy"; an upset victory for Gore could indicate a backlash against the recent extremes of the Republican campaign...
...York, where Agnew's attacks on incumbent liberal Republican Charles Goodell have split the liberal vote between him and Democrat Richard Ottinger, possibly enabling Conservative James Buckley...
Broom Wielding. In these and numerous other races this year, the outcome may hinge on quixotic turns. In Texas, bumbling incumbent Democrat Preston Smith was conducting a listless campaign until a broom-wielding student approached him on a speakers' platform at the University of Houston. In Massachusetts, Democrat Kevin White aroused the interest of the electorate not at all until he went into the hospital with a perforated stomach ulcer. Smith is the favorite in Texas, and White's physical and political health are both reported improving...