Word: minnesota
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Four years later, Ronald Reagan is still rich America's president. Jesse Jackson is still the other America's candidate, and this time around, that other America is increasingly white or Hispanic. He finished second in Minnesota and Maine, after all. This time around, Jesse Jackson is running for president; he is not running as the leader of Black America...
Dukakis did move past what Estrich had called a "bump in a long road," and behind Estrich's organization, Dukakis triumphed in the New Hampshire and Minnesota primaries. On the eve of this week's Super Tuesday primaries across the South, polls predict Dukakis will finish among the leaders...
Dole should poll well in this week's South Dakota primary and Minnesota caucuses if his Midwestern "one of us" theme plays as well as it did in Iowa. But last week Bush halted his efforts in the South Dakota contest, making any Dole victory there somewhat hollow. The caucus format in Minnesota favors the highly motivated, so the Robertson forces may make a strong showing there...
Hang in there, Paul -- or else. After finishing third in New Hampshire, Paul Simon announced that he would bow out of the race unless he won either Minnesota or South Dakota. The following day, however, he said he would stay | in at least until after his home state's primary on March 15. Behind the flip- flop was some arm twisting by Illinois supporters. State Democratic Chairman Vince Demuzio collared Simon at Chicago's Midway Airport last week. "I told him I almost cut off my nose shaving when I read what he had said," says Demuzio. Illinois House Speaker...
...holding their primaries yesterday, South Dakota and Minnesota Democrats were bucking the national party to hold their contests earlier than party rules allowed...