Word: mervin
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...like worrying over the young, the aged, the sick and the environment. Surveys show that women are perceived to be better than men on these issues, as well as to have higher ethical standards and greater honesty. "Our stereotype," says Democratic Colorado Congresswoman Pat Schroeder, "is finally in." Pollster Mervin Field goes further, predicting that the 1990s will be the "decade of women in politics...
Still, Feinstein, 56, has the edge in personal magnetism and the advantage of being the first woman to run for Governor in a state that counts 700,000 more women than men among its 13.4 million registered voters. A Mervin Field poll last week showed that Feinstein, who has already been advertising heavily on television, had shot ahead of Van de Camp, 42% to 38%, and Wilson as well, 46% to 43%, after trailing both by as much as 18 points in October. Concluded Los Angeles political columnist Joe Scott: "Before, it looked like an easy slam dunk...