Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...When I voted in 1932 for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic platform pledged a 25% cut in federal spending, and he campaigned on a return of authority to the people who had lost it to the Government. I went on and was a loyal Democrat. But on the mashed-potato circuit I began to talk more and more about how Government had expanded and was infringing on liberties and interfering with private enterprise. One day I came home from a speaking tour, and I said to Nancy, 'I go out there and make these speeches, which I believe...
...real battle for control of the Republican Party in 1988 will probably involve pragmatists, such as Baker and Dole, fighting against the pop-cons, possibly represented by Kemp, with Bush struggling to be viewed as a loyal Reaganaut but generally perceived as part of the pragmatist claque. Both wings will have to pitch themselves to a new generation of voters: the maturing baby boomers, who are not yet clearly identified as either Republican or Democrat...
...risks, serving as the counterpart to Ferraro offers Bush a rare chance in the spotlight. The Vice President's tacit reward for eight years of loyal service could be a leg up toward the Oval Office; the opportunity he faces this fall is to prove himself as a campaigner. "He hasn't been the most visible Vice President," notes one observer. "It's the first time he has been showcased since 1980." As a diligent centurion in the Reagan legion, Bush has been careful so far to avoid establishing an independent identity. Both to counter the Ferraro...
...them higher-priced, more stylish merchandise, from clothing to sporting goods. But it did so under the Sears brand name, which was doubly deadly. The label turned off buyers who could afford higher-priced items but did not want the middle-class image of a Sears product. Customers stayed loyal to Sears for big items like refrigerators and air conditioners but deserted the company for such staples...
...company watches over its loyal suppliers and rushes to their assistance when they need help. The Sears relationship with Globe-Union, which manufactures DieHard batteries, goes back 59 years. In 1972 Sears bought $8.5 million worth of the company's preferred stock to allow it to expand. Now known as Globe Battery and a division of Johnson Controls, last year it sold Sears $176 million worth of batteries...