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...home. The most critical no-shows were younger voters; only 17% of those eligible under the age of 30 showed up, compared with 26% who went to the polls two years ago. This time, apparently, they did not feel like going out to "win one more for the Gipper...
...been no political "realignment" yet. Nevertheless, the party balance is clearly at stake going into the 1988 presidential election with few clear favorites for either party. The Republicans have to show that they can win without Reagan by offering the voters something other than the telegenic truisms of the Gipper. The Democrats, on the other hand, should use these encouraging election results to find the resolve to avoid slipping into centrist defeatism. They must reaffirm their commitment to social justice and compassion, to peace and to an activist government ready, willing and able to help...
...Democrats did field a solid slate. The Republican trenches, on the other hand, were filled by a bunch of losers. In 1980 a whole slew of hacks slid into the Senate on Reagan's coattails, and on very slim majorities. Their time was up in 1986. The Gipper couldn't win this one for them, and they were recalled like so many defective Fords...
...Streisand crooned old favorites (People, The Way We Were) as well as new variations (Throw Out the Clowns), explaining that she felt she "must sing again to raise money so that we send people to Washington who will solve problems, not create them." The following evening, the Gipper struck back with a $1,000-a-head dinner for 1,500. Joining President Reagan to back California's Republican Senatorial Nominee Ed Zschau were such grand old partyers as Cary Grant, Charlton Heston and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The out-of-this-world events wound up in a draw, each raising a dazzling...
...budget deficit. Instead, Ronald Reagan was at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium last week to deliver the ceremonial toss that marks opening day of the baseball season. The First Fan's first throw, aimed at Orioles Catcher Rick Dempsey, went wild. Then, as the crowd roared, "Ronnie, Ronnie, Ronnie!" the Gipper wound up and delivered a mitt- smacking strike that Dempsey described as a "good, hard fastball, sailing high." The President hung around the O's dugout for the first two innings, at one point devouring a mustard-smeared hot dog. The former radio sportscaster gripped an imaginary...