Word: mates
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...televised debate with Ferraro, a contest Republicans would just as soon avoid. Until then, Bush will remain the President's surrogate, stumping in such states as Connecticut and Texas, where he has pull, and fanning out to remote regions Reagan lacks the time to reach. The running mate traditionally takes over the low road, but slinging mud at a woman is as yet an imperfect political art. Bush so far has limited his jabs to Mondale, waiting for the novelty of Ferraro to wear off. "George by nature is not a slasher," assures a current campaign official. However, notes...
...position himself for a run at the White House. Says a Baker aide: "The bottom Line for him is to walk out of the convention having shown that he has a little more fire in him than people thought." Kansas Senator Robert Dole, Gerald Ford's running mate in 1976, and New York Congressman Jack Kemp will each have about five minutes in the spotlight Tuesday night. Kemp, who is best known for his supply-side economics and tax-cutting fervor, will have a chance to look statesmanlike in his role as chairman of the platform subcommittee on foreign...
When Mondale is defeated in November, one thing should be made clear. His defeat will occur not because he chose a woman running mate, but in spite of his putting a woman on the ticket...
Ferraro has set back the image of women at least 20 years. She was taken on as running mate to be the cheerleader. I would call the ticket Walter Mundane...
Mondale lauded family life, hard work and patriotism, pointing to his running mate as the embodiment of such values. Ferraro in turn talked about how "I've worked for everything I've gotten" and praised Mondale for Rockwellian virtues. "Those are the values my mother taught me, and they're the values John and I have passed on to our children...