Word: loyalities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Part of Jackson's quarrel with the Jewish community involves a sensitive political question. Along with some other Black leaders, he genuinely believes that Jews command an influence within the party disproportionate to their recent vote-delivering capacity, whereas Blacks are the "most loyal" Democrats. Jackson-aides point out that while more than 80% of Black presidential votes in 1980 were cast for the Democratic candidate, more than half of Jewish ballots went against him. Says the Rev. Joseph Lowery, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, of the Jewish protest over Jackson: "It sounds like they are looking...
...victory, Mondale's advisers believe, lies largely in energizing the party's traditional base: the poor, the elderly, union members, minorities. The Mondale camp points to the 11 million black and Hispanic voters and the millions more who are not registered. Blacks have traditionally been loyal Democrats, but Jesse Jackson has touched a strong streak of restiveness. These groups may not vote for Reagan, but they may not vote at all if the Democrats ignore their needs. If the party can meet its goal of registering 3 million blacks and Hispanics, Mondale's aides say, "Populist Fritz...
...Ross, and whose sole function is to give members an excuse to write insulting letters to one another. (She was admitted, says Buchwald, because she won a banana-bread bake-off with another woman and also promised to make coffee and clean up.) Her friends are admiring and loyal. "There is an awful lot under the hair curlers," says one of them, Columnist Ann Landers. "She is savvy and sophisticated enough not to come across as too savvy and sophisticated...
...strongly united by a sense of alienation. In eight separate incidents, young Sikh army recruits mutinied and deserted in protest. Some raided army arsenals or attacked non-Sikh troops. By week's end, 3,097 Sikhs had been arrested as deserters and another 55 killed in shootouts with loyal army units...
...million), a purchase that will vault him into the major leagues of American journalism. He will be the sole owner of the magazine, a conservative, no-nonsense weekly that emphasizes politics and the economy. Although he assured the staff that he would sustain the tradition that has built a loyal readership, he makes it clear that he bought U.S. News out of a personal desire to be involved. Says he: "I like the magazine's position. But I also like it because it is some thing I can work...