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...most expensive U.S. legislative campaign ever, costing at least $20 million, 60% of it spent by Helms. The Senator charges that his opponent would too willingly resort to tax increases as a means of solving Washington's fiscal problems. For his part, Hunt has sought to portray Helms as part of a right-wing clique that includes Moral Majority Leader Jerry Falwell and Texas Oilman Bunker Hunt and is intent on seizing power in the U.S. The most recent poll by the Charlotte Observer showed Hunt with a slight lead, 46% to Helms...
...Chinese are careful not to portray their new Ostpolitik in terms that might offend Moscow. Still, Soviet diplomats in Peking have reportedly complained that China is trying to drive a wedge between the Soviets and their allies. Whatever the motive, the bold gambit in Moscow's backyard may reflect China's growing self-confidence in international affairs...
Hunt's message has changed as frequently as the polls. The governor has hit hard at Helms, assailing the senator for votes against Social Security, Medicare and Veterans benefits. And recently, Hunt has attempted to portray Helms as the "Prince of Darkness"--the leader of a national right-wing cabal intent on re-writing the U.S. Constitution and replacing the Republican Party...
Helms supporters say a victory for their man would be a victory for the New Right. Hunt supporters say that a Democratic triumph would be a victory for moderate, mainstream politics. Hunt aides have sought to portray Helms as the "High Priest" of a neo-rightist cabal headed by figures such as Nelson Bunker Hunt, Phyllis Schlafly, and Jerry Falwell. Hunt himself recently claimed that if Helms wins he and his "nationwide network of right-wing extremists" will swifltly move to squelch their enemies...
Beneath the cloud cover of his visions, Helms has attacked Hunt on all fronts. He has sought to portray Hunt as the fickle puppet of interest groups he believes are unpopular in North Carolina--labor unions, Blacks, and gays. A publisher sympathetic to Helms recently ran an article in his conservative paper The Leader with the headline JIM HUNT IS SISSY, PRISSY, GIRLISH AND EFFEMINATE. Helms repudiated the article, which went on to claim that Hunt had a homosexual lover, but his aides still refer to opposition staffers as "queers". Further, Helms has used their television debates to bait Hunt...