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...Purist Approach. Carter's initial grace period with official Washington, if there ever was one, is unmistakably over. The special interests, to whom Carter insists he does not owe a thing, are zeroing in on the White House. Trade-offs and bargains, which Carter does not like, are beginning to be an unavoidable part of his life. "When you start putting forth legislation,"' the President will observe later in the day, "it's hard to say when you should deviate from the purist approach and how much deviation is too much...
...Congressman replied by criticizing the "intellectual arrogance, elitism" of some leftists and added, "It is much easier to be a purist...
...third party candidacy that could weaken the Democrat's showing enough to throw the election to Ford. It is a challenge to sanction this indulgent candidacy in an elction in which the American people face clear alternatives. While well-heeled liberals may be able to afford the cost of purist voting, they should consider the consequences of their action for the men and women who have spent the last eight years battling to protect their meager standard of living and oft-assaulted self-respect...
...zealous conservative supporters. "I don't know if all those emotional conventioneers are as interested in electing a President as they are in slaying a dragon," fretted a top Reagan aide. North Carolina's ultraconservative Senator Jesse Helms, who was not even a delegate, was one such purist who was off on his erratic own. He first proposed 22 platform planks on which he vowed to fight -until Reagan assigned two of his top advisers to work with Helms on just which planks were worth pushing. The Reaganites feared they might kill their chances if they forced...
...which way the delegation would finally go seemed to lie with its chairman, Clarke Reed. Reed, a wealthy businessman (construction, barges and farmland) who smiles readily, loves parties and delves into philosophy, denies he has any "kingmaker" role in influencing the Mississippi delegation. A political purist who would like to see the two major parties divide along liberal-conservative lines, he switched from the Democratic Party in 1950 to push his conservative beliefs. Reed had professed to favor Reagan, but was thought by some insiders in the delegation to be awaiting an excuse to move to Ford. The selection...