Word: gamesmanship
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Reaganites were admitting nothing, but there was evidence that the former Governor's strategists had engaged in some last-minute gamesmanship. It was Reagan who first challenged Bush to a two-man debate on Jan. 29, and the Nashua Telegraph (circ. 25,604) agreed to sponsor it. Two days before the debate, however, the Federal Election Commission ruled that the paper's sponsorship amounted to an il legal political contribution. Reagan offered to split the $3,500 tab with Bush. Bush refused, so Reagan paid...
...years in 1976; Carter's "believe in me" gambit has some relevance. His reliance on hazy populism does not merit praise, but at least it made sense at the time. Unfortunately, the next president will not lead us through the impending gloom of rising energy prices and international military gamesmanship with trustworthiness. Republicans, nonetheless, seem eager at this early point in the campaign to make Carter's successful but politically counter-productive strategy work for Bush. In the process, they may change the focus of presidential politics from issues to headlines...