Word: gores
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Congressman Charles Schumer of New York City (age 33), had done his best for Hart in the primaries and, ruefully looking back, said, "The tectonic plates of American politics are shifting. Gary Hart touched them, felt them, but he couldn't shape them. We have other men coming: Gore of Tennessee, Dodd of Connecticut, Gephardt of Missouri, Bradley in New Jersey-and Cuomo, of course...
...slip back under Democratic sway in 1986, when almost twice as many Republicans as Democrats will be running for reelection. The results also showed the rise to power of a new generation. Three of the five freshman Democratic Senators-John Kerry of Massachusetts, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Albert Gore Jr. of Tennessee-are Viet Nam veterans...
...sons of Harvard and of famous political families, both polished Democratic moderates, won election to open Southern seats. Tennessee's Albert Gore Jr., 36, whose father served three influential terms in the Senate, was an easy victor over a weak Republican candidate. West Virginia's John D. ("Jay") Rockefeller IV, 47, also faced a wobbly Republican opponent and had also been considered a shoo-in; yet TV network-news polls reported early Tuesday evening that Republican Businessman John R. Raese was winning. Rockefeller ended up winning by a margin of 4%. "I saw the Reagan coattails coming," declared...
...transition from glamor and glory to gore and guts is never an easy one. It's tough for a football player accustomed to the spotlight to move into a role with less prestige and recognition...
...Rhode Island E--Claiborne Pell (D) 276.245 73 99 Barbara Leonard (R) 103.294 27 South Carolina Melvin Purvis (D) 224.111 32 73 Thurmond (R) 464.279 66 South Dakota George Cunningham (D) 47,129 26 61 E--Barry Pressler (R) 134 720 74 Tennesee E--Albert Gore Jr. (D) 959,238 60 97 Victor Ashe (R) 545,432 34 Texas David Doggett (D) 1,384,033 41 Gramm (R) 1,985,818 59 Virginia (D) 577,611 30 97 John Warner (R) 1,334,220 70 West Virginia 242,474 54 66 John Raese (R) 703,478 45 Wyoming...