Word: maddox
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Carter wanted a Georgia progressive to succeed him as Governor, rather than a primitive like Lester Maddox. Lance was his choice. But despite the expenditure of $1 million on the campaign, he lost the primary to Maddox and George Busbee, the eventual winner. The next year Lance became the president of the National Bank of Georgia, after joining with two Atlanta businessmen to buy the controlling interest for $7.4 million. During the presidential campaign, Lance worked quietly and effectively to soothe business leaders who did not know what to make of a man who called himself a populist...
...Maddox is on the presidential ballot in over 20 states, although, like the state-counts of all the minority parties, this number is likely to fluctuate with last-minute court decisions about the legitimacy of his claim to the ballot...
American Independent Party: Like the American Party, which split off from the AIP several years ago, this party has compiled a platform that would do any rock-hard reactionary's heart good to see. With Lester Maddox as its presidential candidate, the AIP has a slightly easier time getting media coverage than have the other minority parties. But some of Maddox's initial support has melted away, as the Reagan supporters who left the Republican party in disgust began to feel that AIP was a little too far gone, even for them...
...still undecided. Before the debate, the figures had been 45% for Carter, 42% for Ford, with 13% undecided. The Harris/ABC poll had precisely the same pre-debate spread between the two major candidates-45% to 42% for Carter, with 5% for Independent Candidate Eugene McCarthy, 1% for Lester Maddox and 7% undecided. An earlier Gallup sounding gave Carter 47%, Ford 41%, with the rest for other candidates or undecided...
...outfield, the Reds have some young players, like George Foster, Cesar Geronimo and Ken Griffey, who, despite their great hit-and run-producing abilities, also play spectacular defense. The Yankees' troika of White, Rivers and Elliot Maddox aren't the greatest hitters and their defense leaves a lot to be desired as well...