Word: gop
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Frankly, that strikes me as sexist--because it implies that women wouldn't work unless they had to," the GOP presidential nominee said...
...GOP vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle was in North Carolina, where he renewed his pledge to assure college opportunity for all who want it. But he offered no specifics, saying he had spoken with Bush "about education issues in general" but they "haven't sat down and discussed detailed proposals...
Still, the GOP's incumbent senators will likely lose more than their counterparts on the other side of the aisle. There are at least four states--California, Connecticut, Nebraska and Nevada--where Republican incumbents are still in serious jeopardy...
...California, GOP Sen. Pete Wilson has raised $12 million--more money than any other Senate candidate in the country--but his lead over Lt. Gov. Leo T. McCarthy has not significantly improved. With Wilson's funds starting to dwindle, the race could turn into a bitter publicity battle over the next two weeks. Any misstep by Wilson could make the race a toss...
...Republicans to regain control of the Senate, they must take five of the six open seats, hold onto all their incumbents (including Weicker, Karnes and Hecht) and pick off Lautenberg and Metzenbaum. This will give the GOP a 50-50 tie in the upper house, which could be broken by the vote of Vice President Dan Quayle, assuming that a Republican is elected to fill Quayle's seat in Indiana...