Word: polls
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...Dukakis sizzled in the summer, so has Simon flowered in the fall. The New Republic plastered his image on the cover, along with the Warholian legend, "Paul Simon, your 15 minutes have arrived." Joseph Biden's top Iowa lieutenants endorsed him. The latest New York Times-CBS poll showed Simon jumping into first place among Democrats in Iowa, with 16% support. New York Governor Mario Cuomo tossed an unexpected garland in Simon's direction last week, pronouncing that he looks "strong" and that "I feel great, great empathy with...
Though he only has formal headquarters in threestates, Illinois, Iowa and New Hampshire, and hasraised the smallest amount of money of the sixcandidates, Jackson is ranked first or second inalmost every poll of the Democratic candidates...
Gorbachev so far appears confident that expectations about perestroika can be kept in check without imposing rigid limits. But the Soviet Union, like China, may find that the process of reform cannot keep pace with public demands for more democracy. A poll taken by the China Social Survey System in cities across the country in July showed that 93.8% of respondents believed it was necessary to reform the political structure. When the Novosti press agency surveyed a sample group of Moscow factory workers after the Central Committee plenum last June for their views on democratization and glasnost, 83% said neither...
...oafish sportswriter, opts for a looser structure and more melancholy tone. Slap is a blustering loser who is constantly getting socked in the face, pushed around by his boss and dumped on by women; when his estranged son shows up for a visit, the reluctant dad has to poll co-workers for possible topics of conversation. Not exactly...
Signs are increasing that the crash is discouraging consumers across the U.S. as well. While polls immediately afterward showed only a modest amount of alarm, later surveys indicated that the Wall Street shock was starting to register. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of 2,394 Americans last week, nearly two out of three (64%) say a major economic downturn is very or somewhat likely in the next twelve months. "Since about 19% of total retail sales occur during November and December, the plunge could not have come at a more inopportune time," says Robert Chandross, chief economist...