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...Would you want Reaganism applied here?" asks a pollster...
There are fascinating generational differences at work in the new American mood. One of them, says Pollster Daniel Yankelovich, involves the attitude toward work. In the older generation of Americans, says Yankelovich, "you weren't supposed to enjoy your job. Your reward was supposed to come later. In the '60s, work was pitted against leisure, work was the trap your parents were in." Yuppies expect their work to be rewarding, challenging, creative. "There is no moral virtue today attributed to self-denial," says Yankelovich. "Mondale was the personification of the social ethic of self- denial. He is the 1950s...
Stung by the growing number of his critics, Mitterrand went on national television last week to explain that his foreign policy should be judged by long-range results rather than day-to-day appearances. Though the opposition remained unconvinced, Roland Cayrol, a pollster for Louis Harris voiced his belief that Mitterrand's performance would produce "a positive effect" on public opinion...
...they were better off today than they were four years ago; not surprisingly, 84% of those voters went for Reagan. Only 20% said they were worse off, and 85% of them voted for Mondale. "People see things around them are better, and they give Reagan credit for it," says Pollster Wirthlin...
...count on any group's automatic allegiance any more. A candidate with national appeal can win an election without catering to the interests of individual voting blocs. "Reagan does not have to target a set of issues for blue-collar workers, a program for Hispanics or women," says Pollster Wirthlin. "He appeals to all Americans." -By Evan Thomas. Reported by Joseph N. Boyce/Atlanta and John E. Yang/ Washington, with other bureaus