Word: reubin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...name, Cornelius McGillicuddy, but then neither did his grandfather, baseball immortal Connie Mack. But by whatever name, Congressman Connie Mack III has come up lucky in the battle for the seat of Democrat Lawton Chiles. First Chiles withdrew after announcing for re- election. Then the toughest Democrat, former Governor Reubin Askew, also bowed out. Finally, Congressman Buddy MacKay won the Democratic nomination with only a month left to zero in on the far-to-the-right Mack...
...Quincy House entry, an impressive machine featuring two 10-speed bicycles providing paddle power, received the Reubin Askew Prize for not making it past the starting line...
...shift in voter attitudes intensified the weekend before the balloting. The so-called second tier of candidates collectively collapsed as early "supporters began to feel that they would be wasting their votes on Alan Cranston, Reubin Askew, Fritz Hollings and Jesse Jackson. Many of these voters switched their allegiance to Hart. At the same time, thousands of the undecided joined the Hart stampede. Half the voters decided in the last week, and more than half of this group decided for Hart. Those who made up their minds on the final weekend chose Hart over Mondale by 67% to 10%. Even...
...biggest and most cosmopolitan of the southern states also figures to be Hart's best bet. Hart supporters and some observers say the Coloradan will pick up about 75 percent of delegates supporting former Florida Gov. Reubin O. Askew, though one Mondale organizer there calls that figure "bullshit." Askew's former campaign manager has also moved into Hart's camp. Hart should also profit from the lack of any real organized labor in the state, says John Harwood, political reporter for the St. Petersburg Times. Harwood calls Florida "really a bunch of city states, a state that's really fragmented...
...said the same thing for almost a year then, in Iowa, where he counted on finishing second, he staggered in fifth with less than 4% of the vote, well behind former Senator George McGovern (10%) and California Senator Alan Cranston (7%). He did little better than former Florida Governor Reubin Askew (2.5%) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson (1.5%). "We took a licking," Glenn conceded, but added, "It's not the end of the world." There was no ignoring the implications of his Iowa debacle. "Glenn is gone," suggested Iowa's Democratic Committee chairman, David Nagle. If Mondale wins...