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Which comes in pretty handy if you're a first-term president following in the steps of the most popular leader in decades and you're widely perceived as being ineffective and overcautious...
Baker had preferred that Bush appoint a troika consisting of Fuller, Sununu and campaign pollster Bob Teeter, who together would bring the necessary Washington experience, negotiating ability and personal clout to the job -- much like Reagan's first-term team of Baker, Michael Deaver and Ed Meese. But Bush was determined to show his independence. While some members of the transition team seemed thrilled to see the President-elect make a bold decision, others recalled that Bush was not always at his best on his own. Said a skeptical adviser: "There was a lot about this week that was reminiscent...
...Townsend had the money, the familial support and the name recognition in her bid for Congress against a first-term incumbent. But she lost to Bentley, garnering only 41 percent of the vote, despite efforts to exploit her name...
...MEXICO New Mexico Jeff Bingaman, a first-term Democrat, should win handily...
...major thing on the Dukakis side is that he lacks Washington experience, and I'm not sure if [first-term Florida Senator Robert Graham] has enough experience on Capitol Hill," Peterson said. "That makes some people in Washington like Lee Hamilton...