Word: polling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...voted for Ventura knew they were electing a controversial, outspoken man liable to say things that would annoy or offend large segments of the population. Indeed, for many this was precisely the reason to vote for Ventura: he was the anti-politician, speaking his mind without first taking a poll, pulling no punches. A vote for Ventura was a vote against politics-as-usual, as epitomized by Bill Clinton...
That's not to say animosity toward Clinton especially--the infamous "Clinton fatigue"--was responsible for electing Ventura. But the president, any president, sets the political tone for the country as a whole, and Clinton is certainly the most high-profile and adept practitioner of the kind of cautious, poll-obsessed politics the Minnesotans who elected Ventura were protesting against...
There is little hope for the future of an international community that says to a people, "Vote!," then a few days later sits back while the people are slaughtered because of the poll's result. JOAO CORREIA DE MAGALHAES Carnaxide, Portugal...
What they need now is a seawall, one that would prevent Bradley's support from washing beyond where it is strongest at the moment: a hard core of affluent liberal men from the Northeast, according to the TIME/CNN poll. The poll shows that Bradley is weakest among Democrats with a high school degree or less (26% to Gore's 58%), who make less than $35,000 annually (26% to 51%), are union members (27% to 63%) and who live in the South and West. "It's very elite," says a Gore adviser of Bradley's core group. "In the South...
...game of one-on-one, and Sonia Gandhi never saw the ball. India's month-long election ended Sunday with the ruling Hindu nationalist Baharatiya Janata party set to strengthen its majority. In what looks like a crushing blow to the vaunted Gandhi political dynasty, exit polls pointed to the BJP block collecting around 300 parliamentary seats compared with a little over 150 for Mrs. Gandhi's Congress party and its allies. In an election where no significant policy issues were at stake, Congress had hoped the allure of the Gandhi name would restore its fortunes. Although the BJP mercilessly...