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...list of Commoner supporters is a good cross section of American progressivism; William Winpisinger, head of the Machinists Union, for example, represents true trade unionism in a year when the Teamsters have thrown their weight behind Ronald Reagan. And Commoner's running mate, LaDonna Harris, is a gifted representative both of American women and American minorities. In short, the Citizens' Party represents an enlightened future...
Fringe party candidates always get about the same minuscule percentage of the vote; only a few opt to salve their consciences by supporting the dogma-ridden, the-revolution-is-coming corners of American politics. But this year, the candidacy of Commoner and his Citizens Party running mate LaDonna Harris, may pick up one or two per cent of the vote. Commoner is well-known to liberals, and by all accounts well-loved, the evangelical scientist, who appeals mostly to academics and environmentalists. If enough leftists, especially on campuses, vote for him, they could tip the balance...
...LaDonna Harris says she believes a First Lady can take an active, policy-oriented position in the White House and that she plans to continue her "activist role" in women's issues and native Americans' rights if her husband, Democratic presidential hopeful Fred Harris, wins the presidency...
...LaDonna Harris has already received one "endorsement" on her own. Rep. Morris Udall (D -Ariz.), one of her husband's opponents in the Democratic nomination race, told Fred Harris in New Hampshire that he would like to see LaDonna as vice president...
While at the University of Oklahoma, Harris married LaDonna Crawford, who is half Comanche, half Irish; she is now director of Americans for Indian Opportunity. The couple have three children. Harris earned his law degree from the university and briefly went into private practice. At 25, he was elected to the state senate, and in 1964, at 33, he ran for the U.S. Senate. Oklahoma Senator Robert S. Kerr had died suddenly, and Harris received the support of Kerr's powerful oil family. He narrowly defeated Republican Bud Wilkinson, the former Oklahoma University football coach. In 1966 Harris...