Word: kalb
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Amid persistent charges that the Democraticcontenders lack clear messages and identities inthis campaign, Kalb's assessment is that theDemocrats have generally done as well as theRepublicans in the use of paid media. He does, ofcourse, single out certain candidates from bothparties whom he says have done better thanaverage...
...Kalb says he expects the contest to disappoint Southern Democratic leaders, who structured the 20 simultaneous primaries in 1984 to improve the chances of party centrists for the nomination...
Because the Democrats allowed Super Tuesday to include border states and states like Massachusetts, Maryland, Washington, and Rhode Island, says Kalb, a clear assessment of the importance of the South as a voting bloc will not result...
...Kalb says further that Gore may not get the strong campaign push he hopes for from his fellow Southerners. "If the polls are correct, either a candidate named 'undecided,' or a candidate named Dukakis, or a third candidate named Jackson may end up with all of the marbles, and not Gore," he says. "The strategy, even from the point of view of a Southern moderate Democrat, may backfire...
...School professor does believe, however, that the Democrats have a shot at the national contest in November. This depends on many factors, particularly the Republicans' choice of a nominee. "If it's Bush, I'll hold by my prediction. the Democrats can win," says Kalb of the wayward Vice President...