Word: hamphrey
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...defeat Reagan, because he is uncluttered with the remnants of the Democratic past. One must be wary of a candidate who ends his speeches with a climatic "I am ready to be President" or "Hubert Humphrey was like a father to me." Mondale consciously huddles in the shadow of Hamphrey and, while muttering the name "Jimmy Carter" only in muted tones, advocates a Carter platform that was soundly repudiated by the American electorate in 1980. We are cynical about Mondale's call for a "return" to an American before Reagan, because he does not convince us that what he offers...
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