Word: forli
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Indeed, Carter has been slow to use the Iran situation as a way to mobilize the country for his energy programs. But last week he was considering the imposition of a broad series of compulsory conservation measures, ranging from odd-even rationing to no-driving days to increased gasoline taxes...
In addition to falling popularity, the Kennedy campaign itself has had its share of difficulties. In New York, for example, where Kennedy was thought to be the favorite to win the primary, Carter has moved quickly to pick up the endorsements of four of the five major New York City...
And in Iowa, where the organization that Kennedy is building is sound and well run, campaign aides say supporters are growing disappointed with the Senator's poor performance and with his continued inability to give a crisp and convincing reason why he is running for President. The Iowa operatives...
The new public support for Carter has also had a strong effect on his chances when he is compared with the leading Republican candidates. In a TIME/Yankelovich survey in August, former California Governor Ronald Reagan led President Carter by four percentage points. But now Carter has pulled into a comfortable...
Among Republicans, the struggle for the nomination remains virtually frozen. Ronald Reagan, now an announced candidate but one who has done only the most perfunctory campaigning, remains almost unchallenged in the Yankelovich survey. He continues to command the support of nearly a third of Republicans and independents. Gerald Ford, although...