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...SUPER TUESDAY installment of the Democratic primary serial provided some exciting new twists in a campaign that has already seen its share of remarkable reverses. First, Fritz Mondale seemed mighty and invincible. Then, Gary Hart (D--Colo.) seemed confident and unstoppable. Now it looks like we're in store for a protracted race in which a clear front-runner may never emerge. Only one thing is clear, the road to the Democratic. Party convention in San Francisco is tile with pot holes and the party is riding on shocks that are already worn Prospects for victory in November get dimmer...

Author: By David Keir, | Title: The Long March | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

Unfortunately for Fritz, the age of network new sound People magazine has changed politics drastically. It is no longer a mere contest of organizational skill and horse-trading, but of marketing, and media manipulation as well...

Author: By David Keir, | Title: The Long March | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

...having your dad hit on her). Max boobytraps the professor's luncheon and watches the disastrous affair on a video monitor. As Max watches the professor propositioning Maggie to have sex with his new robot he is also watching a video-tape of the robot creation scene from Fritz Lang's Metropolis, while listening to an old blues tune called "Searchin' for My Love." This absurd overlapping of technology past and future with Max's discovery of the timeless facts of life lies at the core of the film's humor...

Author: By Thomas Reiss, | Title: Out of This World | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

...shift in voter attitudes intensified the weekend before the balloting. The so-called second tier of candidates collectively collapsed as early "supporters began to feel that they would be wasting their votes on Alan Cranston, Reubin Askew, Fritz Hollings and Jesse Jackson. Many of these voters switched their allegiance to Hart. At the same time, thousands of the undecided joined the Hart stampede. Half the voters decided in the last week, and more than half of this group decided for Hart. Those who made up their minds on the final weekend chose Hart over Mondale by 67% to 10%. Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Acting Ornery in New Hampshire | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

...Finance Committee, and Pete Domenici of New Mexico, chairman of the Budget Committee. Dole's committee voted last week to set a $100 billion three-year deficit-cutting goal. Dole can count on support from such leading Democratic Senators as Russell Long of Louisiana and Presidential Candidate Fritz Rollings of South Carolina...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Monster Deficit | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

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