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Famous for his impatience with the old guard of liberal Democrats, Tsongas still reserves his most biting criticism for the GOP and its leader, President Reagan. Describing a conversation with some Capitol Hill cronies the morning after Reagan's recent economic address, Tsongas recalls a suggestion he made: "We ought to give him (Reagan) everything he wants, and if we do that, there won't be a Republican elected in the next 20 years...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Saving the World Without Easy Answers | 2/20/1981 | See Source »

...HAVEN, Conn.--William H. Donaldson, former dean of the Yale School of Organization and Management, plans to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 1982, a Manhattan GOP official said this week...

Author: By Compiled FROM College newspapers, | Title: Yale Dean Runs for Governor | 2/14/1981 | See Source »

...Congressional candidates. If Reagan follows through on his vows to cut taxes and social spending, raise the defense budget and toughen policy toward the Soviets, and "the Ted Kennedys" oppose him, then the conservative mandate is clear. Run behind the Reagan banner and tighten ties with the GOP. However, Weyrich warns, "It remains to be seen if we have a conservative White House, or a conservative Senate...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Take the Next Right | 12/12/1980 | See Source »

...appears, the New Right has not proved itself as stable as its leaders claim it is. The movements cannot simply swear off the Reagan administration in 1982 if the Republicans don't leap quickly enough to the starboard. They will need Reagan's aid and the GOP's cooperation to solidify their opposition to liberals...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Take the Next Right | 12/12/1980 | See Source »

Some Republicans think the New Right has already over-extended itself. The mainstream of the GOP has sharply criticized NCPAC's meddling in many Senate races, and at least one high-ranking GOP insider brands the whole experience a "negative influence" on Republican campaign efforts. Joe Frumkin, a spokesman for the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, grits his teeth at Dolan's suggestion that NCPAC will oppose moderate Republicans in 1982. "We'll just have to stick it to them," Frumkin says...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Take the Next Right | 12/12/1980 | See Source »

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