Word: doer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...concentrate on four key states where the President is considered vulnerable: Texas, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Reagan is budgeting roughly half the $29.4 million he will receive in federal campaign funds for TV, radio and print advertising. The ads will emphasize Reagan as the pragmatic Governor of California, a doer not an ideologue, an approach urged by Casey. To build an image as a statesman, Reagan plans to travel to Europe after the convention. Reflecting on his political philosophy, the man who was once considered the most ardent conservative in America admitted: "I think I'm kind of moderate...
...tactless statements. His comment that more people were killed at Chappaquiddick than at Three Mile Island insulted many. Forceful and direct statements, however, have earned him the reputation of one who does not pull any punches. To many supporters, the 52-year-old law-firm boss is a doer, a man of action, and by merely listening to his political speeches, one might believe...