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THE ELECTION OF RONALD REAGAN and the Republican sweep of 1980 apparently boosted Sen Jesse Helms (R-N-C.) to an unusual position of power on Capitol Hill. An uncompromising far-right polemicist, Helms was given an unanticipated opportunity to peddle his extreme views on abortion, school prayer, and busing...
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...
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...
In retrospect, items 2 and 3 should be especially gratifying for a people who spend so much time worrying about the quality of their collective character. Two years ago, the President's victory seemed to beckon every junior demagogue from his cave and crevice. Oh, the seething and panting...
In a flight of competitive hyperbole, the Democratic National Committee sent out a fund-raising letter during the campaign dubbing North Carolina Republican Senator Jesse Helms "the New Right's Prince of Darkness." Helms emerged last week as a prince without a kingdom. Although Helms' own right-wing...