Word: forded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...both counts the coverage in the primaries was but a warm-up for the general election. The public and the media were eager for heroes in the fall of 1976. Gerald Ford could not fill this role, but Jimmy Carter held some promise. Instead, the Goliath of the primaries turned out to be an imperfect mortal, subject to nervousness and occasional lapses of judgement. Furthermore, Carter decided to shift gears after the primaries. He concluded that the strategy which attracted sudden media and public attention--the slightly enigmatic new face, the anti-partisan running against orthodox Democratic dogma--while successful...
...weeks we have been told that neither candidate is talking about the issues. To be sure, neither Carter nor Ford championed the issues in the primaries, defeating more issue-oriented, ideological opponents. However, by the standard of most U.S. presidential elections, since Labor Day both candidates have provided considerable insight into their positions on a wide range of foreign and domestic issues. And by that same standard, their views on most issues, particularly domestic ones, diverge sharply. Make no mistake. The campaign has revealed fundamental differences between their philosophies and the interests which each is committed to serve...
...despite Ford's praise for his team's gutsy performance, the Bruins played the game like a well-orchestrated symphony, controlling the tempo throughout and leaving the Crimson few chances to strike any surprise notes...
With all this behind me, I will not vote for Ford. A Republican Administration would assure us of a continuing conservative trend in domestic and foreign policies, attitudes towards business, defense, and Supreme Court appointments...
There is no clear choice. Most Americans will not vote, and the remaining will decide between an inadequate Ford and an enigmatic Carter. Perhaps two to five per cent will vote for Eugene McCarthy, and ironically they may decide the election. I will vote for McCarthy, not in the hope he will win, or foil a Carter victory, but in the hope he will articulate the voice of the progressive left not heard since the primaries. He is the one candidate who addresses himself to the structure of American society, and how it might be reformed. He talks of poverty...