Word: simonized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This is now the clash that confronts the Democrats. Paul Simon is struggling to parlay a close second in Iowa into political survival; Albert Gore is hunkering down in a hunting blind in the South, lying in wait for Super Tuesday; and Mario Cuomo still hovers mysteriously in the wings. But for the moment, the two contenders who ran first and third in Iowa will define the Democratic debate. Dukakis' opposition to Gephardt's agenda of get-tough trade policies and an oil-import fee is only part of the equation. More telling are their differences in orientation and outlook...
...that, Gephardt's Iowa victory had about as much artistry as mud wrestling. Once again, Democrats had trouble tallying the returns, and the results are still incomplete. The state party's figures give Gephardt 31% support, Simon 27%, Dukakis 22% and Jesse Jackson a respectable 9%. Simon found the results galling; he finished a close second, yet his post-Iowa prospects were widely reported as near hopeless. Dukakis' mediocre finish was a fitting reward for a fuzzy campaign; yet he jetted off to New Hampshire with the euphoria of a MacArthur returning to the Philippines. At a Democratic dinner...
Once the Iowa results were in, New Hampshire quickly became the Avis primary: a bitter race for the No. 2 try-harder slot. With victory all but ceded to Dukakis, Simon embarked on a last-ditch struggle to dethrone Gephardt as the principal challenger. Gone was the Illinois Senator's reticence about direct attacks; already in debt, he borrowed $110,000 to pay for ads deriding ! Gephardt's weather-vane voting record. But Simon's scorched-earth tactics could in the end mostly benefit Dukakis and Gore, whose money and organizational strength will keep them well equipped for the march...
...relax now that he no longer had to purport to be fascinated with Iowa farm problems or subdue his natural 78- r.p.m. speech rhythms. While he did not fully abandon his innate caution, he did seem more adept at sniping at his rivals. He even feigned ire when Simon called him a manager rather than a leader. "When a fellow comes to town and calls me a technocrat," said the Governor, who normally delights in talking about industrial incubators and photovoltaics, "I've got to respond...
...other candidates immediately blasted Gephardt for blatant opportunism. In New Hampshire, Paul Simon put on tough radio ads outlining issue after issue in which "Congressman Gephardt" said one thing while "Candidate Gephardt" said another. Michael Dukakis accused Gephardt of being "protectionist" and having 19th century ideas about trade. Even several of Gephardt's former staffers described his new persona as contrived. Don Foley, who quit as his press secretary three months ago, told friends, "Some days he doesn't even know...