Word: orren
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Although the efforts of zealous lobbies such as the National Conservative Political Actions Committee and the Moral Majority did not backfire as severely as several Republican candidates feared they might, these groups did not swing the vote toward the GOP as much as the "massive Reagan victory," Gary Orren, lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government and former chief pollster for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass.), said yesterday...
...Orren points out that "The vote is less a turn to the right than a repudiation of recent mishandling of government, by Carter and others...
...should Carter venture forth, his appearance will win votes for his challenger, pollster Orren predicts. "If Carter gets out there, people will see this cold cucumber of a guy, and they'll see Ted Kennedy as just the opposite...
...haven't done enough to communicate early on a sense of biography," Orren said. "The public knows all the bad things about Ted Kennedy, but they don't have the good sides fleshed out in their minds--the fact that he is a good family man, he has a great sense of humor, a zest for life, a wide circle of friends." In contrast, Carter "has no sense of humor. He's Spartan, he has a contempt for politics, a narrow circle of friends," Orren said...
Right now, things are brightening in the Kennedy camp. "I tried to talk with the people in fundraising thise week, and I couldn't get through. That's a good sign," Orren said. But the real message of the last week's primaries is that the election is far from in the bag for any candidate. "One half the delegates have been selected. Look how tumultous it's been up to now," Orren said. "Who is to think the second half would be any less wild...