Word: democrats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Neill, a die-hard Democrat, says the G.O.P. is about money, while his party is about people. He emphasizes the importance of helping every citizen reach a minimum standard of living, softening violent changes in economic cycles and working toward full employment. This is his second run against Ballenger, whom Neill blasts for his stance against wage increases, social reforms and OSHA...
...wide-open, Great Plains region ever since, with a unicameral legislative body composed of 49 nonpartisan Senators. For half a century, Nebraska has been one of the most Republican states in presidential elections--and has had three Republican U.S. Representatives since the 1960s--but has kept both its Senators Democrat. With James Exon retiring, however, that could change. In a state that is the world's best place to make a living by phone (a telemarketer's haven) and the birthplace of both Johnny Carson and Malcolm X--well, there's more than goldenrod and corn to be picked here...
Swett, a moderate, was the first Democrat to win the Second District House seat in 78 years, in 1990. While a member of the House--before being beaten by the Second's current Representative, Charles Bass--he co-authored the Congressional Accountability Act, the first Contract with America law passed by the 104th Congress. An unusual campaigner, in his bid for the Senate Swett has spent days working jobs from lobsterman to factory worker to Dunkin' Donuts employee in order to get to know his constituents...
...Vecchio, the mayor of a small Delaware River town, is a nonpartisan Democrat who supports the Brady Bill and opposes prayer in schools. His environmentalism has won him the endorsement of the Sierra Club, but he also backs the death penalty--opposed by Republican Mike Pappas. In the end, abortion rights, which Del Vecchio supports and Pappas condemns, may be the difference in this race. THE ISSUES...
...13th District is 41% Latino, and both major-party candidates are Hispanic. Menendez, in general a loyal Democrat, broke with Clinton in opposing NAFTA and the U.S.-led bailout of Mexico. But having won his two previous general elections by an impressive margin, he is considered the favorite in this race...