Word: drivingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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George Bush said yesterday the next president should reflect the hopes and dreams of voters and proudly proclaimed, "I am that man." Gov. Michael Dukakis urged supporters to "keep pouring it on" in a drive for an Election Day upset...
DEFEATING homophobia and anti-gay discrimination can only be achieved with heterosexual recognition and support. Last spring, during Gay Lesbian Awareness Days, many students sported gay-rights buttons and discussed issues of tolerance. That spirit ought to drive involvement and education throughout the year...
Gordon's organization sponsored the campaign to place Question Five on the ballot in Cambridge and parts of Somerville. They have continued their efforts with a fundraising drive and a continual media campaign designed to "convince voters that to vote no would be to condone violence against civilians and their basic human rights," said Gordon...
...AIDS recommended that he do so. Recent surveys indicate that 25% of Americans do not want to work beside an AIDS carrier. And 40% do not want someone with AIDS living in their neighborhoods. The Administration's silence on this issue has sanctioned prejudice and baseless fears that will drive AIDS carriers to conceal their condition, making the epidemic that much harder to combat. To their credit, both Bush and Dukakis have said they will support antidiscrimination legislation...
...chance that blacks and Hispanics will turn out for the Democrats in at least their usual numbers. Dukakis has not exactly galvanized them, and polls show him trailing previous Democratic contenders among blacks. In addition, it is getting very late to put on a big get-out-the-vote drive. But as the slugging reaches its climax, many blacks and Hispanics are likely to be reminded of their traditional opposition to the Republicans. Finally, there is a factor difficult to evaluate but potentially important: the press and TV love the drama of a close election. Having come near to writing...