Word: mississippis
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Volkswagen dealer from the lively business center of Meridian, gained attention by winning an unprecedented 39% of the vote in the 1972 race for Eastland's Senate seat. In that campaign Carmichael was snubbed by Richard Nixon, who sent Spiro Agnew to appear with Eastland during visits to Mississippi. The cold shoulders helped Carmichael's reputation as an "independent Republican," a useful image in a state where less than 10% of the 1.1 million voters think of themselves as belonging to the G.O.P...
...victory. In a state where segregation was once firmly rooted and blacks were excluded from politics and the polls, neither candidate has uttered a word that could be construed as racist. On the contrary, both are proudly proclaiming the endorsements they have received from black political leaders in Mississippi...
...vagueness of Finch's proposals for attracting industry to Mississippi by showing it off to "the 25 top executives" has given some of his supporters second thoughts. "He doesn't seem to have a definite program you can judge," complains Patt Derian, a leader of the Mississippi Democrats' liberal wing. Moreover, Finch has turned off much of the state's conservative press by refusing to hold press conferences and declining to appear on TV panels unless certain "obnoxious" reporters are kept...
Carmichael has been more specific. In his TV spots, he stresses streamlining Mississippi's bafflingly complicated government, requiring all students to stay in school until the eighth grade, and redrafting the 85-year-old state constitution. At times Carmichael's "issues campaign," which has great appeal among college students and businessmen, has backfired. After the recent attempts to assassinate President Ford, he declared, "It is time we start licensing handguns." When gun enthusiasts howled in protest, Carmichael explained: "What I actually want to do is legalize the handgun in Mississippi" by issuing permits to allow "law-abiding citizens...
...three weeks since Finch accepted Eastland's endorsement, his firm support has held steady at about 30%, while Carmichael's has risen from 15% to 27%; the rest of the voters are said to be undecided. But even if he loses, Carmichael may well help Mississippi Republicans. By running strongly, says his press aide, Bill Crawford, "Carmichael will draw a lot of young people-and more attractive candidates-to the Mississippi Republicans...