Word: democratizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...certainly getting a lot of help from the tattered and divisive Democratic Party. The party's congressional wing defines itself by confronting the Republicans almost as a reflex, while Clinton tends toward conciliation. Morris' growing influence is sure to exacerbate that split, even though his career makes clear that he is able--and willing--to argue any side of a political issue in order to win, a telling trait his buddy Clinton has also been accused of possessing. At the same time, no amount of accommodation seems to placate Southern conservatives. Last week Congressman Nathan Deal of Georgia became...
...Deal defection is part of a larger movement that has made the current Congress the first since Reconstruction in which Republicans hold a majority of the 125 House seats that span the old Confederacy. Deal is also emblematic of the loss to the Democratic Party of the much sought after white-male voter. Senator Sam Nunn is the only white Democrat left in Georgia's congressional delegation, and friends say he is thinking seriously of retiring next year. Concludes Merle Black of Emory University: "The South is moving toward having a white Republican Party and a black, and very small...
...trends are not much kinder to Democrats elsewhere in the country. A national poll released last week by Republican Ed Goeas and Democrat Celinda Lake showed that voters had more confidence in the Republican Party on most issues and preferred Republican candidates for Congress. As a result, congressional expert Charles Cook gives the Democrats almost no chance of winning back a majority in the Senate next year and a 40% chance at most of retaking the House. One reason, says Cook, is simple lack of preparation: "I see none of the introspection that we saw the Democrats do during...
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey announced today that he will not challenge President Bill Clinton after all for the 1996 Democratic Party nomination. The announcement for the moment leaves Clinton with a clear field, although TIME Chief Political correspondent Michael Kramer says it's too soon to tell if another Democrat will enter the race...
Bill Clinton reached office by learning from Dukakis's apparent mistakes. This New Democrat has shown his eagerness to out-tough the Republicans by touting his crime-fighting credentials, including his support of capital punishment. Alluding to his time as Arkansas attorney general, Clinton recently cited as an example of big, bad government the fact that federal law extended the appeals process and prevented the efficient execution of criminals. Rather than arguing against those who are prescribing capital punishment as a panacea for our woes, Clinton rushes to beat them to the switch...