Word: matters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gifune denied the charge, saying it was "a totally baseless claim." Fox Tree declined comment on the matter...
...campaign plods wearily on, it seems as though the issues have become caricatures of themselves, grossly expanding to support the view of Dukakis as the quintessential impractical liberal or Bush as the rational conservative. What seems to matter more is appearance--which candidate can bring more laughs, which can hold his own in verbal battles, which loves his wife more than the other...
...voters have made up their mind on heartfelt issues, they are unlikely to shift away from the candidate that takes their side, no matter how much more eloquently the opposition is presented...
...must be admitted, however, that there are some situations where neither truth nor lies would help. Paula Parkinson's allegations about an affair between herself and Quayle, whether true or not, is still effectively damaging. It's an unfortunate truth that smear campaigns are truly like tar, no matter what you do, it sticks...
When you play a low-scoring game, any goal you get is a prize, no matter how unspectacular it looks...