Word: punching
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...choice in November comes down simply to a referendum on gamesmanship, not leadership, then Bush should win. Since James Baker took charge of the ill-focused campaign in August, the Bush forces have consistently outflanked, outthought and outfoxed their Democratic rivals. "The Republicans punch a button every four years, and all the old pros show up," says longtime Democratic wheelhorse Robert Strauss, chafing on the sidelines. "The Democrats bring out a bunch of bright, gracious people, who reinvent the wheel." Until the exiled John Sasso was summoned back on Labor Day weekend to become the de facto head...
...candidate said she would be telling voters, "don't punch Thompson, stick Graham," on November 8th. Holding up a Cambridge computer-card ballot, she demonstrated how to put a sticker with her name and address in the appropriate place on the ballot's paper wrapper...
This turns the campaign into a farce. The candidates, bowled over by the weight of their own differences, trade barbs like children. The public, having already passed judgement on the issues, sucks up rumors of flag-burning and psychological trouble, and eagerly awaits the next low-hitting punch from one candidate to the other...
...President Reagan's best applause lines last week was an economic figure with a lot of punch. "The news is very good," he said, provoking suspense among his audience of 9,000 people at Southeast Missouri State University. His bulletin: the U.S. trade deficit plunged to $9.5 billion during July, down from $13.2 billion in June and the smallest since December 1984. "When America goes into the market to compete," Reagan declared, "we play to win." The trade figures, which reflected a 0.7% boost in U.S. exports and an 8.9% drop in imports, prompted almost giddy reactions within the Administration...
...have some very young players adding to the offensive punch, and we have some players returning with more experience," said Wheaton...