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Even before the Democrats select a new party chairman to succeed Paul Kirk in January, Jackson is almost certain to stake his claim as the spiritual leader of the party and its presidential nominee in 1992. He comes out of this campaign with an army of loyalists in every key state, a fund-raising list containing nearly 200,000 names that is the envy of his rivals and a peripatetic speaking schedule that will keep him highly visible. But to solidify his position, Jackson is keenly aware that he must quickly move away from the polarizing postures of the past...
...must face the harsh reality that if the region's current economic conditions prevail, the outlook ahead is for more poverty, more instability, more violence. The U.S. might spearhead an international consortium of aid that would be applied to social reform and economic growth. The key here is to address the debilitating poverty that is endemic to the region. Only then is there hope of starving popular support for Central America's Communist insurgencies...
...popular vote, which translated into a likely 426 electoral votes of a possible 538. He ran strongest in the South and the Rocky Mountain states, two regions that have become a rock-solid electoral base for Republicans. In addition, he held on to some of Reagan's key voting blocs, running even with Dukakis among the middle class, winning the majority of independents and most baby boomers. But Bush was hurt by the gender gap. Dukakis won 52% of the votes cast by women, in contrast to 47% for Bush...
Isaacson's challenge has been to go beyond the predictable who's-up, who's-down handicapping of the race to bring a more penetrating vision to the key players and the larger issues. "The campaign may have seemed sour and petty," Isaacson says, "but we tried to find interesting ways to cover it." He points with special pride to a series of essays in which the magazine explored the issues that received short shrift from the candidates: health care, the underclass, homelessness, relations with the Soviets. The Grapevine section took readers behind the scenes for exclusive candid snapshots...
...though Norman may be faltering in his attempt to become the next dominant player, his popularity and income just keep growing. Today he is one of the three or four highest-paid athletes on earth with an estimated income of $8 million to $10 million a year. The key to Greg Norman is that almost no one seems to begrudge him his riches...