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...Soviets, who do not believe in coincidence, were struck not only by what Reagan said but by where he said it. According to a senior Soviet diplomat, Reagan's Glassboro speech contributed to Gorbachev's interest in a minisummit similar to the Glassboro meeting...
Shell-shocked by defeat in four of the past five presidential elections and stunned by the loss of the Senate in 1980, the Democratic Party has drawn some solace from its continued dominance of the nation's Governors' mansions. Halfway through Ronald Reagan's second term, Democratic Governors still outnumber Republicans 34 to 16, defying political analysts' speculations about party realignment...
...Democratic Governors not seeking re-election, the party has lost the advantage of incumbency in several key races. Political observers expect the Republicans to make a net gain of at least six states. The President recognizes the opportunity for the G.O.P.: a crucial test of Republican strength this year, Reagan told a meeting of the Republican Governors Association in Washington last week, will be in the gubernatorial and statehouse contests. The electorate, said Reagan, had a chance to vote out "liberal Democratic Governors, setting them aside for Republican Governors . . . of energy and new ideas...
...once urged Casey to switch parties and run for Governor as a Republican. "I am more in the mainstream of Pennsylvania," Casey says. Playing on Scranton's quirky past, he adds: "I really don't know what his political philosophy is. To go from George McGovern to Ronald Reagan defies definition." Casey's commercials lampoon Scranton's poor attendance record as president of the state senate; he was absent from his duties there 84% of the time. "They gave him the job because of his father's name," charges one Casey TV spot. "At least he could go to work...
...agent, the soft-spoken and methodical Lucas was a Democrat when elected sheriff and then executive of Wayne County, which includes Detroit. He drew praise and criticism alike for cutting the county debt by laying off workers and selling a financially hemorrhaging public hospital. An ardent supporter of Ronald Reagan's, he switched parties 17 months ago, calling the G.O.P. the true party of opportunity...