Word: mcgovern
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...writing projects--a piece for The New Yorker about the military and a book for Random House about class divisions in the United States--and survey friends to see whether he would have difficulty crossing back into journalism afterwards. And he studied the charges of Robert Shrum, an ex-McGovern speechwriter who left his position with Carter with a blast about the Georgian's alleged two-facedness. After three months working for Carter, Fallows has concluded that Shrum's reaction was understandable but wrong. "Carter can be a curt, cold man," Fallows says. "But if you accept this character trait...
Given the basic Democratic majority in the country, Carter still has a considerable chance of putting together the electoral votes needed to win. He also has some time left for a personal recovery. Says a campaign aide: "Jimmy's bloopers are not in the range of McGovern's bloopers...
...evident political result is that the fear of inflation and concern about new taxes and tax loopholes, long considered the exclusive worries of the well-to-do, are concerns of a majority of the population. Way back in 1972 when George McGovern proposed a 100% inheritance tax on all holdings over half a million dollars, the most vehement opposition came from blue-collar workers. A bemused McGovern asked, "What do they think-that they are all going to win the state lottery?" Apparently so -that enduring American lottery, which offers tempting odds that a lot of plain old boys...
...that he really will produce the specific changes he has been calling for, the challenger must present the public with specific proposals to attain his ends. Recent political history suggests that most such proposals, hastily devised and based on inadequate information, do challenging candidates more harm than good: George McGovern's opponents repeatedly cited his $1000-per-person guaranteed income plan as evidence that he was a wild-eyed, fuzzy-headed radical; Ronald Reagan's proposal that the states assume responsibility for social welfare programs presently operated by the federal government was received comparably...
Both Bernie and Jack say they are basically Democrats. Jack claims he drove 400 miles to President Kennedy's funeral; he voted for McGovern because he opposed the war. Bernie was a great admirer of Bobby. But now Jack is running Bernie's campaign against Edward Kennedy in the Massachusetts senatorial primary...