Word: raced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...poll taken for TIME by Yankelovich Clancy Shulman last week, the Vice President had a modest five-point advantage among those likely to vote; other new samplings showed the race even closer. More significant, TIME's survey indicated why voters have refused to go steady with either suitor. Though both candidates secured their nominations months ago, many Americans still feel they know too little about what kind of President either would be. When asked if they knew "a lot of things, some things or not much at all" on that critical subject, exactly half the voters responded "not much" concerning...
...left a scar. Bush planted what might be a more durable brand; in TIME's poll, 40% of likely voters agreed with the statement that Dukakis is "too liberal." A successful Republican convention, during which Bush managed to sever the umbilical cord binding him to Reagan, put the race on an even footing. Even more remarkable, Bush managed his recovery, despite the controversy surrounding his choice of the callow Dan Quayle as his running mate...
...With the race likely to remain close for weeks to come, both the candidates and their spear carriers will be sorely tempted to invest more energy in stabbing the opposition than in defining themselves. So long as they avoid the serious issues, neither candidate will inspire much deep commitment. Volatile polls will be one symptom of that syndrome. A far more serious effect will be felt next January, when the new President discovers that his constituents don't know what he is all about...
When the government tried to push through the bills by declaring that they affected whites only and therefore would be dealt with by the all-white chamber of the tricameral Parliament, the mixed-race Labor Party responded by threatening to quit the body. In a sudden, unexpected retreat, the government announced last week that it would withdraw the bills, rewrite them, and then submit them to all three houses of Parliament. The delay is considered only a temporary setback for Botha, who has ample time to force the legislation through the President's Council and into law before the national...
...John Sasso, 41, the shrewd political operative with an engaging smile and an easy pat-on-the-back manner. For eleven months Sasso had been in purgatory, defrocked as Dukakis' campaign manager for his role in preparing the plagiarism videotape that helped drive Joseph Biden out of the Democratic race. Dukakis had promised that Sasso would play no further role in his campaign. But each time Dukakis stumbled there were new rumors of a resurrection. Last week, as the overconfidence of August gave way to the desperation of September, the summons finally came. "Almost a year ago, John Sasso made...