Word: dukakises
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One reason for the disparity is that more voters still consider themselves Democrats than Republicans (41% vs. 31%). While Bush leads Dukakis by 10 points in the race for the White House, 44% of the voters say they will vote for Democratic congressional candidates, vs. 36% for Republicans.
Most of Dukakis' trouble comes from his inability to recapture Democrats who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984. A month ago, Dukakis was 8 points behind with this group; now his deficit is 17 (52% to 35%). Yet many of these swing voters were within his reach: among those now...
Voters remain unenthusiastic, to say the least, about both candidates. The "aginner" faction -- those who say they are motivated by hostility to the other ticket -- has grown since TIME's September survey. Further, the electorate still yearns for other options: 43% of Republicans say they would prefer a different candidate...
Hearing no relevant, forceful debate about the future, voters seem to be ^ focusing on their relative contentment with the Reagan Administration: 71% said things are going very well or fairly well in the country, and 57% approve of Reagan's performance as President. Last week Bush was enjoying the front...
America's addiction to drugs is not a foreign policy issue at all, but the candidates have pressed it into service anyway. Dukakis has even declared drugs America's No. 1 foreign policy problem. Such is the current drug hysteria that Bush has never even questioned the proposition.