Word: midwestern
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...illegitimate child, has been divorced twice, cohabits with a man outside marriage, has $14,000 in credit-card debt and does not believe in God. Are both political parties really seeking Lori? Does Lori exhibit the family values that both parties preach? My wife is a Catholic, Midwestern working woman who has never been divorced, owes little on credit cards, has two legitimate children and earns less money than Lori but lives much better. Which party is desperately seeking her? I think you picked the wrong cover girl. MARTIN J. CONRY Amherst, Ohio...
...states like Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. As justification, Dole's team points to one important poll, the San Francisco-based Mervin Field survey. Early last week it showed Dole just 10 points behind Clinton. That's a manageable gap, the argument goes. Close it, add a few big Midwestern states, and maybe, if turnout is good and God is a Republican, there's a base for a narrow victory. "We take California away from Clinton, he can't win," insists Dole campaign manager Scott Reed...
...fact, amphibians with deformities at least as disturbing as the fictional tri-orbed fish can be found over that entire Midwestern state. Besides possessing a variable amount of legs, these poor li'l froggies often are missing their eyes entirely, and some exhibit shrunken or missing sex organs. Scientists are not sure exactly what is causing the massive deformation, but you can bet your remaining Crimson Cash that it's some form of pollution...
Thirty years ago, the crucial voter was a white, male factory worker--urban, ethnic, patriotic--who ripened into a Reagan Democrat and started swinging the White House to the G.O.P. But in 1996 the archetype has changed: she is a suburban, conservative, Midwestern working mother, 35 years old, earns her age, finished high school, maybe some college. Between 1992 and 1996 she has swung more dramatically than any other voter; 20% of this group voted for Clinton last time; he's pulling...
Dartmouth (4-3, 1-1) should be asking the same questions. After starting its season very successfully with a midwestern swing, shutting out St. Louis University and Southwest Missouri State and losing a close 3-2 game to No. 12 Northwestern, The Big Green kept it rolling by thumping the Quakers...