Word: orren
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some observers, including those looking on from the White House, called Kennedy's New York win a local phenomenon. Orren, who's been polling in the Empire State and elsewhere, disagreed. "It's an expression of strong disapproval of the President from people who want to send him a message," he said...
...Polish wards, the vote among Catholics." And, on the same day, there was the vote in Connecticut. "There are two main constituencies, Catholics and Yankees. Kennedy had not been doing well with those groups, but in Connecticut he ran phenomenally--he won almost every precinct in New Haven," Orren said...
...dual wins, however, have not prompted Kennedy to shift his speech writers to drafting his inaugural address. "They do demonstrate a greater receptivity to Kennedy, as well as a rebuke to Carter, though," Orren said...
When voters say they trust Kennedy, "they don't mean he's a person of better character. I think Carter still beats us on the high moral standards," Orren said. "Instead, we're getting the professional trust as opposed to the truthfulness, better person aspect," he added...
...Orren's polls show "the public has never believed that Carter is an extremely competent leader. He was getting some high marks at the height of Iran, mostly for restraint.... But even then, people understood that he had failed his way into that...