Word: lowa
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...month ago, mom did not believe that Robertson could compete with the other Republican candidates. His second place showing in lowa convinced her that Robertson can take on the Republican presidential field--and maybe even...
...probably heard of Robertson's renegade band of GOP activists. Earlier this month, they ambushed Vice President George Bush in lowa, outdistancing the national frontrunner to take second place behind Sen. Robert Dole. In Hawaii they delivered 82 percent of the vote for Robertson. Quite an accomplishment for a man who claims to have diverted hurricanes and has supported a deficitcutting measure to defy all others--declaring "a year of jubilee," in which all debts would be forgiven...
...Last week, in lowa, our message started to shine through," Dukakis said last night. "We won a bronze. Tonight our message came through loud and clear. We went for the gold, and we won it," the governor said as his wife Kitty placed a gold medal around his neck...
LIKE thunder from heaven, the religious right of the Republican party will make itself heard again today when they turn out to vote for Marion G. (Pat) Robertson. After his strong second-place finish in lowa last week, the former TV evangelist--who has said his faith diverted a hurricane in Virginia and claimed that he could cure the hemorrhoids of his followers--has turned topsy-turvy the GOP presidential race...
While Bush and Dole, Kemp and Du Pont have viciously attacked each other in debates and TV commercials, the Republican hopefuls have shied away from criticizing Robertson. His strong showings in Hawaii, Michigan, and lowa have convinced the other candidates that Robertson and the white, fundamentalist nonvoters he has recruited into the Republican fold are a force to be reckoned with. This hands-off policy toward Robertson has prevented an honest evaluation of his record, and his success has nudged the other candidates farther toward the right...