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...anger often leads to action. The resurgence of popular feminism--much of it sparked by Hill's allegations--may "propel more women to the polls," Kaminer says...
Some failure. Without even formally declaring his candidacy, Perot has unleashed a hurricane of discontent with politics -- and politicians -- as usual, sweeping up millions of citizens in an emotional crusade that could conceivably propel him all the way to the White House. Despite what may be a temporary leveling off in his popularity, the Texan still outpaces George Bush in the polls and leaves Democrat Bill Clinton in the dust. No other independent candidate in modern American history has mounted a more serious challenge to the two-party Establishment...
While some criticized the wisdom of her choice, no one doubts that Erika deLone's talent could propel her to a successful professional tennis career...
...candidate who has excited interest among women is Carol Moseley Braun, who upset incumbent Al Dixon in the Illinois Democratic Senate primary in March. Feminists seized on her triumph over Dixon, who voted for Thomas' confirmation as a Supreme Court Justice, as evidence that the Hill-Thomas backlash would propel women to power. "That was an improbable victory," says veteran feminist Betty Friedan, "so now it seems like an augury of things to come." But was it? Braun, a strong supporter of abortion rights, owed her victory less to women's anger than to the arrogance and myopia...
Enough to propel Harvard over the 14th-ranked Minutemen and break Massachusetts' perfect 1992 home record...