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...hubbub may be only curiosity-seeking, but it contrasts sharply with the lack of spirit that greets Mondale on the road. When the two travel together as they did last week, Ferraro usually speaks first. When Mondale comes to the podium, the crowd often starts to thin...
Just three hours apart last Thursday morning at the cavernous Sheraton Washington Hotel, site of the international convention of the Jewish service organization B'nai B'rith, first Walter Mondale and then Ronald Reagan trooped to the podium to speak on the hottest issue to develop so far in the political campaign−not war or taxes or the deficit, but rather the proper relationship between politics and religion...
...marker that Reagan loftily ignored when he moved to the same B'nai B'rith podium. Seeking to appear above the battle, the President devoted half of his address to his record, emphasizing improvements in the economy, support for Israel and heightened respect for the U.S. among other nations. He spoke of a "new spiritual awareness" in the U.S., saying, "As we welcome this rebirth of faith, we must even more fervently attack ugly intolerance. We have no place for haters in America." He added: "As Americans of different religions find new meaningfulness in their beliefs...
...convention's mood turned nostalgic as it welcomed Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, the G.O.P.'s 1964 presidential nominee and at 75 still its grandest old conservative. As Goldwater, who has undergone surgery for heart and hip ailments in recent years, limped to the podium, few in the hall needed reminding that an electrifying televised campaign speech on Goldwater's behalf 20 years ago by a Hollywood has-been had launched Ronald Reagan on his political career. Reagan aides had hoped that Goldwater would not dwell too much on his old crusades, but the Senator was unswayed...
Unlike the Democratic Convention, where the cheers were punctuated by occasional jeers, and struggles for the heart of the party were apparent on the podium and on the floor, the Republicans' conclave was a telegenic display of unity. But off-camera, the Republicans were more candid about the divergent currents that will determine the party's future. Presidential Pollster Richard Wirthlin, Kansas Senator Robert Dole and New York Congressman Jack Kemp were among the G.O.P. leaders and strategists who met individually with TIME's editors to discuss the changing Republican Party. Their main points...