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BUT WHAT WORKED IN 1980 collapsed in 1982. Again Jesse Helms went to bat for like-minded candidates personally supporting and campaigning for five Republican congressional challengers. His Congressional Club flooded its efforts with cash and cut-rate prices for consulting, media, and direct-mail help. Yet all the time...
But it is significant to note that the supposedly omnipotent Helms couldn't push any of his candidates through, notwithstanding the state of the economy, Consequently, the elections should be viewed as a partial repudiation of the campaign tactics of groups like the Congressional Club. Democratic polls accordingly credit some...
Moreover, the election outcomes in North Carolina and other states around the country cast considerable doubt on the New Right's implicit claim that it can win races merely by tossing enough dollar bills around. "Jesse Helms has very little to show for his $9 million," raised for the elections...
BUT THE RECENT ELECTION'S most significant impact is Helms precarious personal position. Democrats are fancifully anticipating an excellent 1984 opportunity to knock down the New Right's leading bully.
All signs are pointing to the popular governor Hunt making a run for Helms' seat, Hunt, a moderate who has won two landslide gubernatorial elections, is widely credited with helping the Democrats statewide and putting together an impressive "get out the vote" effort. Certainly not a flaming liberal--he backs...