Word: robertson
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flocked to Iowa to cover last week's caucuses. But when the nation's television viewers sat back to watch the results, they found themselves, as usual, in the company of an elite few. Flipping through the channels, one could find Dan interviewing Bob Dole, Tom tangling with Pat Robertson, Peter and David congratulating Democratic Victor Dick Gephardt, and Bernie earnestly questioning Mike Dukakis...
...Marion (Pat) Robertson: Messiah. Although the "hand of God" did not pull enough levers in New Hampshire, Robertson has an incredibly strong organization in the South. He has converted -- and registered -- unprecedented numbers of new Republicans from the ranks of the Democratic party and nonvoters...
Unfortunately for Robertson, as the campaign wears on, he will have to seriously address the issues and at some point, the voters will no longer accept his inflamatory and disbased statements, like those made last week about Soviet missiles in Cuba. Eventually, spiritual power alone will not be satisfactory, and he will need some real political strength...
...Jack Kemp: Multi-flex. The famous former Buffalo Bills quarterback sees himself as the only candidate flexible enough to unify the three feuding factions of the Republican Party: the Reaganites, the New Right, and the Robertson Evangelicals. Unfortunately, no one seems to appreciate his flexibility--including most voters in each faction...
...comparable results for the Republicans showed Bush with 54,915 or 38 percent; Dole, 41,746 or 29 percent; Kemp, 18,367 or 13 percent; du Pont, 14,448 or 10 percent; Robertson, 13,839 or 10 percent; Haig, 522, or less than 1 percent. The remaining Republican candidates received a total of 511 votes...