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North Carolina's Republican Senator Jesse Helms, a gadfly of the right, thought he had finally won a congressional victory last week. Thwarted in every attempt on the Hill to advance his "social issues" agenda-banning abortion, reinstating prayer in public schools, ending the busing of students to desegregate...
On secondary matters the President will sometimes accept the consensus even if it goes against his grain. A prime example is the agenda of social issues?particularly banning abortion and compulsory busing and reinstituting prayer in public schools?that are all-important to his New Right followers. Reagan believes in...
Helms, of course, will be no pushover, and he has shown no signs of throwing in the lower. He's got loads of money, a mean political savvy, and a down-home folksiness that has hypnotized Carolina voters. Said one of Helms' political strategists to a North Carolina newspaper: "The...
Some have speculated that Helms' ambitions extends beyond his state borders, and with the Hunt threat, he may well make a 1984 bid for the vice-presidency or even the presidency. In fact, if he so chose. Helms could probably head a third party ticket of disgruntled ultra-conservatives, since...
But if he does decide to stick it out in North Carolina, Democrats should be gunning hard for the Senate's number one demagogue. Though as the incumbent Helms must be considered the favorite, he is ripe for defeat. Moderates and liberals, therefore, should not pass up this ideal opportunity...