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...escape these dilemmas and to find simple and understandable solutions. On the left, the desire to escape takes the form of a naive belief in good will or in unilateral actions. On the right, it takes the form of a search for "superiority," in the belief that we can outspend the Soviets and outdo them more or less indefinitely in technology. The Administration's Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") is an elaboration of this view...
...techniques to voters who were more affluent and mobile than those in the past. Television allowed candidates to reach into the home, bypassing cumbersome and outdated political machines. The message had to be short and simple, conveyed in a 30-second spot. In 1980 the Republicans were able to outspend the Democrats $152 million to $98 million, and their television ads were particularly effective. One of the meanest showed a Tip O'Neill look-alike driving a long black Lincoln Continental that...
...group, the Senate Republicans are now projected to outspend their Democratic opponents by an up to 10:1 margin and will reach in each state the maximum dollar figure a national party organization can legally spend. In the 1982 congressional races, the Republicans outspent the Democratic campaign committees by 4 to 1, and while the Democrats are expected to do better this time out, they won't even be able to come close to matching the GOP war chest...
Unfortunately for White, organization and cash often matter more than sensitivity in Texas politics, and Clements has the edge on both. The incumbent has raised nearly $10 million ($3.5 million came from a fund-raising dinner last June attended by President Reagan), and will probably outspend White by more than...
...defense capability than even Jimmy Carter projected." That was clearly not true, but other legislators voiced valid worries about how the defense cutback would mesh with Reagan's foreign policy. Said Republican Senator William Cohen of Maine: "You can't tell the Soviets you will outspend them in an arms race if they won't negotiate, then propose defense reductions and still believe Moscow will sit down to bargain anyway...