Word: jerseyed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jersey, blue-collar voters went for Reagan 57% to 43%, according to NBC'S exit polls. In Pennsylvania, Reagan beat Mondale among voters ages 18 to 24 by 55% to 45%. Reagan won New York's Italian vote by a stunning 63% to 37%, despite the presence of an Italian American from New York, Geraldine Ferraro, on the Democratic ticket. Even 28% of New York's self-described liberals voted for Reagan...
Part of the party's challenge is to realize a domestic vision that preserves the egalitarian ideal while promoting the prospect of individual opportunity and economic growth. Two Democrats at the forefront of such a strategy are New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley and Missouri Representative Richard Gephardt. They have proposed a simplified income tax plan that would eliminate all but a few personal deductions and lower significantly the rates for most taxpayers. Hart has talked about establishing individual training accounts for workers who are forced into new jobs...
...best for Hart in the primaries and, ruefully looking back, said, "The tectonic plates of American politics are shifting. Gary Hart touched them, felt them, but he couldn't shape them. We have other men coming: Gore of Tennessee, Dodd of Connecticut, Gephardt of Missouri, Bradley in New Jersey-and Cuomo, of course...
...Jersey, Vice President George Bush made campaign appearances that helped unseat Democrat Joseph Minish, 68, a liberal who had served 22 years in the House. Still, redistricting probably had more to do with winning the seat for Republican Dean Gallo, 48, minority leader of the New Jersey assembly. There was an unexpected Republican victory in Connecticut, where State Senator John Rowland, 27, knocked off Democrat William Ratchford, 50, a three-term incumbent. Reagan had appeared in the state to plug Rowland, who warmly embraced his policies. "We came out of nowhere," acknowledged a Rowland aide, giving Reagan all the credit...
...came as somewhat of a surprise last fall, however, when Restic dropped Abbott's jersey at the squad's post-season luncheon--the customary way of announcing Harvard captains...