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...Koch was a catharsis for Cuomo; he had come from way behind to upset the man whom he once thought of as his nemesis. Koch today says Cuomo has "been a superb Governor," utilizing his talent for "communication, conciliation and consensus in an unusually successful way." At the time, Pollster Patrick Caddell likened Cuomo to Sandy Koufax when he was riding the Dodger bench. Everyone knew Koufax had enormous potential. Then one day Koufax found his control and went from being an enigma to one of the most overwhelming pitchers ever. Cuomo, said Caddell, almost overnight became...
...almost every working week, Richard Wirthlin stuffs his battered brown briefcase full of the feelings of thousands of Americans and heads for the White House. The President's pollster stops first at the Oval Office, where he tells Ronald Reagan what his fresh probings of the nation's roots --grass, sage and swamp--have yielded. Then he heads across the hall to the Roosevelt Room for lunch with the senior staff and more talk about the presidency and the people...
...Cleaver's reception indicates, the California G.O.P. is a much more open party than in years past. It is also catching up with the Democrats in loyalty. Last fall Pollster Field asked California voters whether they identified more closely with the Democrats or the Republicans. For the first time since Field began asking this question in 1958, the respondents split almost evenly, 46% for the Democrats and 45% for the G.O.P...
...country" reflected the widespread joy felt by the American public at finally getting a chance to strike back against terrorism. When reporters asked whether he had any reason to apologize to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Reagan issued a one-word reply: "Never." Richard Wirthlin, the White House pollster, told the President at midweek that his job-approval rating had hit a heartwarming...
...hostages were being released approved his handling of the crisis, even though 42% considered the outcome more of a victory for the terrorists than for the U.S. Presumably, many of those polled thought a different course would have had an even worse result. Private surveys conducted by Pollster Richard Wirthlin for the White House at the same time showed a quick jump in the President's overall job-approval rating from the low 60s up to the mid-60s. That was still below his 71% high around the time of his second Inauguration in January, but marked a reversal...