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Word: professorish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...silence of most elected officials and party leaders. For 15 years the Democrats have caucused, conferenced and connived to find ways to erase the stigma of McGovernism from the party. But now, as the party is forced to contemplate the nomination of a candidate far more divisive than a professorish two-term Senator from South Dakota, there are almost no voices publicly raised in opposition. Instead, the dominant sentiment is that of Mario Cuomo, who said, "The winner ought to be the candidate with a plurality. If Jackson is the winner, bang, it's his. That's the only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking Jesse Seriously | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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