Word: forded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Ford was more eloquent than in his past summations. "I did not seek the presidency," he noted, "but I am asking your help and assistance to be President for the next four years." He perhaps overemphasized the impact of the nation's Bicentennial celebration and the "new spirit" it had produced. But he movingly proclaimed: "The American people are healed, are working together. The American people are moving again, and moving in the right direction." He cited the achievement of "peace with freedom" as one of his major accomplishments. He concluded: "It would be the highest honor...
...down battle for the presidency, Jimmy Carter last weekend moved ahead of Gerald Ford by 48% to 44%, with 8% of the U.S. electorate still undecided. Even before the third presidential debate, voter sentiment had shifted in Carter's favor by 3 percentage points. In late September a surge for Ford turned the race into a dead heat, with 43% of the vote going to each candidate. But the final 90-minute debate firmed up Carter's slim lead over Ford in a week that saw substantial numbers of undecided voters begin to take sides. These conclusions were...
...telephone survey, which was conducted from Oct. 16 to Oct. 19, of 1,578 registered voters showed Carter leading Ford by 45% to 42%, with 13% of the voters undecided...
...undecided voters to make up their minds about the candidates. Two out of three people interviewed in the second survey had watched the debate; they backed Carter by 49% to 45%, with only 6% undecided. When those polled were asked who won the debate, 33% said Carter, 26% said Ford, and 41% called it a draw. Reflecting the closeness of the debate, voters with an opinion of who won were almost equally impressed with the personalities that the candidates displayed during the debate, the stands they took on the issues, and the way in which they handled the questions. Further...
...TRENDS. According to the survey before the debate, voters by 48% to 37% now expect Carter to win the election, a reversal in their perceptions two weeks earlier. At that time, by a margin of 44% to 40%, they predicted a Ford victory...