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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...
...Mondale's historic choice of a female running mate brought less early support to the ticket than the Democrats might have hoped. Respondents enthusiastically approved the presence of a woman on a national ticket, and gave Ferraro high marks personally; 42% thought she would be a "very good"or "excellent" Vice President. Nonetheless, by a slim 43% to 39%, they believed Bush to be even better...
Mondale's running mate, Geraldine Ferraro, stuck to her rule that activities aboard her smaller and less private campaign plane must be kept off the record...
...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...
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...