Word: impacting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...this effort is utilitarian. Concern even about the long-range effects of low voter turnout on a democratic society notwithstanding, both political parties are keenly aware of the impact a rise in the amount of voters could have on the election...
...These polls do not have a very direct impact. For instance, you may end up rooting for the Yankees because they're in first place. But most people do not give their loyalties to a team--or a candidate--based on its standings. Even when there are many candidates," Garin adds...
...their already precarious positions. Some went to Southern cities, a large number of them migrated to the North. By 1970 then the number of Blacks on farms had declined to less than 5 percent Under ordinary circumstances we could expect such a massive social dislocation to have an adverse impact on Black family stability, we could also expect that it would take some time for Blacks to become adjusted to urban life just as it took time for white immigrant groups to make the adjustment. But unfortunately, Blacks encountered even more difficulty than normally expected not just because of racism...
...decline in familial norms and attitudes among the Black poor. And here we see that the "cultural" interpretation fails much like the one of "racism." In the last 30 years there have been many developments such as demographic shifts and changes in the economy which have had a profound impact on the lives of a large number of Black Americans. Contrary to the notion that the attitudes and behaviors of lower-income Blacks are internal and largely unrelated to external influences such as the economy. It is these developments which explain the insistence of such a high rate of poverty...
...support of labor, whatever its impact on the public perception of Mondale as a captive of special interests, is a tremendous asset to his campaign. Some political analysts estimate that the combination of union organizational help and actual contributions is worth some $20 million, which is about a third of what Mondale expects to spend in the primaries and general-election campaign. Mondale's foes attack him for courting labor so assiduously, but most of them also did so and now envy his success...