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After assessing his state budget, Dukakis responded to the question of whether presidential candidates should submit federal budget proposals during the campaign. Gary Hart confronted Dukakis at Monday night's Faneuil Hall debate, saying that any candidate unable to put together a budget proposal now did not deserve to be president...
...conventional Democratic contenders in Iowa -- Simon, Dukakis, Gephardt and Babbitt -- have been stuck on a treadmill devoid of any themes that arouse half the curiosity of Gary Hart's dramatic return from exile. Simon seems the beneficiary of this placid status quo, while Dukakis just drifts, perhaps from New-Hampshire-is-next overconfidence. But Babbitt and Gephardt, in different ways, have at last seized on what they believe is a cutting issue in Iowa: populism...
What about Hart, that simultaneously brash and spectral presence who seems to symbolize the Democratic doldrums? His long-awaited first joint appearance with his Democratic rivals came last Friday night at a debate sponsored by the Des Moines Register. But instead of fireworks, there was only fizzle. Moderator James Gannon opened with the predictable adultery question, and Hart rattled off his polished yet somewhat jarring apologia: "We have never expected perfection from our leaders, and I don't think we should begin now." He added, "I'm a sinner, but my religion tells me that all of us are sinners...
...Democratic contest is more volatile, and not merely because 69% nationally feel they might change choices. Gary Hart's lead is too puny to make him a strong front runner, given his liabilities. Both nationally and in Iowa, 40% of Democratic voters say they have a "generally unfavorable" impression of Hart. A negative rating that high is crippling. Jesse Jackson, who also has large negatives (41% nationally, 37% in Iowa), found that out last month when Hart's return to the contest dumped him from first place. In this fast-forward atmosphere, Paul Simon is prospering, at least...
...chance to move ahead. Among Democrats who say they will attend caucuses, he is second. However, when the sample is narrowed further to 213 Democrats who have attended a caucus in the past, Simon rises to the top. He is the favorite of 26% in this group, with Hart second (18%), Dukakis third (17%) and Richard Gephardt fourth (14%). So the Democrats, even more than the Republicans, will be puzzling the question of which partisans in this independent-minded state might actually turn out on caucus night to start their favorite on the road to the White House...