Word: heir
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact, papers that wavered on Bush frequently cited Quayle as a reason. Some pro-Bush papers seemed to be endorsing the Reagan era more than embracing Bush himself. Said the Chicago Tribune: "All things considered, the Reagan legacy passing into the hands of a chosen and experienced heir looks like a better deal for the country than whatever new deal Governor Dukakis is trying to cook up." Of the 772 papers polled by E&P, 241 were for Bush, 103 for Dukakis and 428 on the fence. But while Dukakis drew more endorsements than Walter Mondale...
Perhaps the greatest failing of the current system is that it magnifies the power of ideological true believers in both parties. It can be argued that Bush as the heir to Reagan may have in any case embraced the President's read- my-lips gospel on taxes, but the unyielding fervor of the Vice President's position was shaped by his need to placate the right wing of his party. Similarly, no matter how Dukakis had chosen to position himself on the spectrum, it was probably inevitable that Bush would have gravitated to divisive issues like the Pledge of Allegiance...
...White House, the Democratic Party needs to move left, not right. The heir-apparent to the Democratic nomination in 1992 is now Jesse Jackson, who refuses to hide his liberalism. In a radio interview last week, Jackson proclaimed that if Bush were to win the election, the next political season would begin in earnest the following morning...
Malone seemed to be the heir apparent of the Massachusetts Republicans, saying in interviews and in his concession speech that he would "take a hard look at the governor's seat in '90." And onlookers were even more optimistic, saying Malone would knock the defeated Dukakis out of the State House in the next gubernatorial election...
...sport has succumbed to greed and gluttony. Promoters are as well known as the boxers they represent. Boxing has become a sick side-show. Heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, whose out-of-ring problems have earned more press than his in-ring triumphs, is a pitiful heir to the throne Muhammed Ali sat in for so long...