Word: disarray
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this was merely a prelude to the coming titanic struggle in the April 19 New York primary. Governor Mario Cuomo remains determinedly on the sidelines, and despite the Democratic disarray, there is a growing acknowledgment that he has no intention of playing party savior -- at least before the convention. Still, the New York primary promises a feverish three-way contest, in which Jackson might capture a plurality in the state with the second largest number of delegates. And if he can make it there, he can make it anywhere -- even, conceivably, to the top of the Democratic ticket...
Austin, 43, a political consultant who managed two successful campaigns for Ohio Governor Richard Celeste, joined the campaign last November. He found the troops in disarray: Jackson's Chicago headquarters lacked not only copying machines but wastebaskets. Thus far, Austin has helped make the trains run and lifted staff morale. He is tough talking and irreverent; his greatest strength, observes another Jackson lieutenant, "is that he isn't afraid to make a decision...
Party leaders had hoped to create a bandwagon, but now their mood was closer to circle the wagons. After 32 state primaries and caucuses, the Democrats seemed no closer to selecting a nominee than when the process began. In fact, the Democratic disarray is so complete that it is becoming difficult to imagine how the party will coalesce around any current contender...
...week, it might seem implausible that insiders are already concocting deadlock scenarios. But the delegate arithmetic is as compelling as it is complex. Dust off the pocket calculator and hang on for the next two paragraphs. The climb may be a bit arduous, but the panoramic view of Democratic disarray is worth it. Remember, the goal is to win a 2,081-delegate majority...
...resemble a circus. Hart's action was a symptom of the problems faced by his party. "He appears to symbolize the failure of the established field to catch fire," says William Galston, a 1984 adviser to Walter Mondale. Hart's comeback crusade threatens to become a cause of further disarray. As Peter Hart (no relation), a Democratic pollster, says, "It's destabilizing for the Democrats at a time when they have to start moving forward...