Word: democratics
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Gantt's people argue that Sanders, who until recently was a registered independent, is nothing more than a faux Democrat. "He seems to have found his issues based on some kind of sophisticated campaign model," says Gantt campaign manager Jim Andrews. "I'm not sure he believes any of it." Nevertheless, Sanders' advertising campaign has been effective, quickly driving up his name recognition from 20% to 60%. "I'm someone who knows health care, education and business creation," he says. "Been there, done that." Says Ted Arrington, professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte: "Sanders...
...ever tried to run the Senate and unseat a Democrat in the White House. Dole's advisers remain deeply divided over the wisdom of doing that, as well as over many other issues. The main one is whether to cut a budget-balancing deal with Bill Clinton next month or make it the centerpiece of the fall campaign. At a meeting last week, campaign manager Scott Reed and Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour argued forcefully to forgo any agreement with Clinton this year and urged Republicans to campaign hard against the President's spending habits in the fall...
Federal District Judge Russell G. Clark, a conservative Democrat, ruled that the state and KCMSD had violated the Constitution, but he dropped the outer districts from the case, finding insufficient proof that they they had acted illegally--a decision he would have cause to regret. "The very minute I let those suburban school districts out, I created a very severe problem for the court and for myself, really, in trying to come up with a remedial plan to integrate the Kansas City, Missouri, School District," the judge reflected years later. "The more salt you have, the more white...
...expresses outrage that the state has spent $2.6 billion on court-ordered school desegregation in metropolitan St. Louis and Kansas City. He is seeking "unitary status"--that is, an end to court supervision based on a judicial finding that the system is desegregated--in both cities. "I'm a Democrat, and I want to help kids' educations," he says. "But to see the fencing team in Kansas City sent to Hungary because it showed up good in the focus groups and the whites would think it's cool, is just ridiculous...
Even the recent third-grade-style antics in the State House show distinctive changes. After a bit of confusion over how to pay his taxes and what's considered a gift from a lobbyist, former Speaker of the House Charles Flaherty, a staunch Cambridge Democrat, said he will not run for re-election. In the wake of his departure, there was a bitter battle for Flaherty's position. Through a coalition of moderate Democrats and Republicans Thomas M. Finneran (D-Boston) was able to prevail over a more traditional Democratic with a strong backing...