Word: gantt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second affront to fairness. A picture of discredited Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis slowly dissolves into the face of Democratic Senator John Kerry in a spot for G.O.P. Senate challenger Jim Rappaport. A Jesse Helms ad in North Carolina lovingly replays in slow motion his Democratic Senate challenger Harvey Gantt mouthing the phrase "whether it's sex selection or whatever reason." Evidence that Gantt lied when he earlier denied that he favored abortion in such cases? Not quite. Gantt's words were snipped from a longer answer at a press conference restating his consistent pro-choice position. Even campaign ads responding...
...similar etiquette goes into effect when a WMC runs against a black. This year Doug Wilder wannabes joined the races for Governor of Georgia (Andrew Young lost the Democratic primary) and South Carolina, and in North Carolina former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt is trying to deny Jesse Helms a third term in the U.S. Senate. For WMCs in such contests, references to black marks on their opponents' records are clearly out of bounds, as are allusions to crime and welfare dependency, which might have racist overtones. Blacks are freer to flirt with racial rhetoric. In the primary battle between black...
...National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, "I have a background profile on more than half of ((them)), and over 60% are involved in the drug culture and at least 80% are involved in criminal or immoral activities" Helms mildly criticized Meredith for using Senate letterhead. Gantt called Meredith's comments "racist." Democratic National Committee chairman Ron Brown, a black, whom Meredith called on to admit whether he had ever used drugs, said through a spokeswoman that he would "submit to a drug test any day of the week if James Meredith submits to an IQ test." The latest...
...city's weak-mayor system, dominated by an eleven-member council, Gantt proved adept at consensus building. He effectively promoted growth and pushed through the building of a sports coliseum that attracted an N.B.A. franchise. He was re-elected resoundingly in 1985. Then his success, in a sense, overtook him. Charlotte thrived to the point of attracting huge traffic snarls, which his 1987 Republican opponent, Sue Myrick, exploited...
...Gantt hopes to make inroads among Republican women with a pro-choice stance on abortion, which contrasts sharply with Helms' adamant antiabortion position. A Mason-Dixon poll shows that he leads Helms 44% to 43% with 13% undecided. Yet the same poll at a similar stage in 1984 had former Governor Jim Hunt ahead of Helms by 15 percentage points -- and he lost by 4. Though prominent Democrats like Sanford have pledged to go all out for Gantt, he has no chance of amassing the $17 million that Helms spent six years ago and that his campaign claims...