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...wiggles." In this week's final debate, Ford is prepared to claim that Carter has had to apologize for no fewer than eight blunders during the campaign, including his "ethnic purity" remark and his suggestion that church properties be taxed. The Ford camp believes his declaration will effectively offset any Carter reference to Ford's gaffe on Eastern Europe...
...terms of geography, Carter carries the eleven states of the Old Confederacy, but not by a wide enough margin to offset Ford's lead of 44% to 41% in the rest of the country. Ford is heavily dependent on the Western states for his support. He is weaker than was anticipated in the Midwest. The breakdown...
With the candidates' platforms so similar, the election seemed to turn on matters of personal style. To offset Schmidt's palpable aura of authority, efficiency and intellect, Kohl cultivated a folksy, old-fashioned image. Implying that it was time to leave postwar apologetics behind, Kohl encouraged his audiences to take pride again in the traditional German virtues of "cleanliness, punctuality, dependability, savings and hard work." He talked of "the fatherland" and occasionally led campaign rallies in singing the West German national anthem, Deutschlandlied. Said Kohl: "We don't want nationalism, but we're entitled...
...growth. His proposal would also provide electric utilities with $600 million in tax relief to stimulate expansion of their generating capacity. For individual taxpayers, Ford would increase the personal tax exemption to $ 1,000 a person, from $750, which would cost the Treasury $10.8 billion. But Ford would partly offset the effects of this cut by increasing Social Security taxes by three-tenths...
...panelists believe Ford will benefit in the debates from his 28 years in Washington. Said Clyde Bullington, a blue-collar liberal from Madison Heights, Mich.: "Ford has the experience. Ford's been in politics longer. He knows the ropes." But many panelists believe this will be offset by Carter's legwork during the campaign. Said Alvin Harris, the black manager of a housing project in Danbury, Conn.: "Carter is more knowledgeable of the needs of the American people. Carter has done his homework, visiting different areas of the country...