Word: populists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hart was leery at first about Caddell, since the aggressive pollster tends to dominate a campaign. But so far the partnership has been smooth. Arguing that Hart was "too boring and issue-oriented," Caddell persuaded him to give his message a "populist tinge...
Finally, Mondale must do more than listen to the demands of the much touted gender and minority gaps; he must select either a Black or a female running-mate. Only by paying attention to these demands will Mondale rally a populist coalition. If he succeeds, it will be an alliance with history and established legitimacy much stronger than any of the religious and hard-right minorities that elected the present president in the apathetic year...
...Aubuisson's populist rhetoric contrasted sharply with his reputation as a right-wing extremist. The boyish-looking onetime Salvadoran police major, now 40, has consistently tried to delay implementation of U.S.-sponsored efforts at land reform in El Salvador. Last November, D'Aubuisson was refused an entry visa to the U.S., a rebuff linked to his alleged ties to the country's nefarious right-wing death squads. For the present, however, he wishes to appear a man of the people, and is running hard in a long-awaited presidential-election campaign that is crucial both...
Neither Edward Sylvester and Lynn Klotz, authors of The Gene Age, nor Israel Rosenfield, Edward Ziff, and Borin Van Loon, authors of DNA for Beginners, would necessarily recognize their kin-ship to populist mayor Vellucci. They have adapted to very different environments from Vellucci and from each other: The Gene Age is a clone from the hard-driving, earnest, and competent American biotechnology industry, while DNA for Beginners evolved from the genial and sardonic humor of the English academic New Left...
...candidate had asked for Goodman's release, it was a no-lose situation. If they decided to hold on to Goodman, the publicity generated by Jackson's trip would enhance Goodman's value as a Syrian bargaining chip with Washington. If they released him to the populist, relatively pro-Arab Jackson, they could show magnanimity and embarrass the Reagan Administration...