Word: simonizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With returns in from 57 percent of Wisconsin's precincts, the Massachusetts governor had won 311,160 votes or 47 percent, Jackson had 197,795 votes or 30 percent, Gore 109,384 or 17 percent and Simon 31,389 or 5 percent...
While Gore predicted "a hard-fought battle allthe way to the convention," Sen. Paul Simon(D.-Ill.), a poor fourth, seemed likely to suspendactive campaigning later in the week...
Wisconsin had 81 Democratic delegates at stake,with Dukakis receiving 43, Jackson 26 and Gore 12.Going into the evening, Dukakis led Jackson, 692to 683, and Gore had 382 delegates. Simon had 171and 517 were uncommitted. The Democratic nomineemust receive...
...were doing well at the polls at the time. Gephardt's trade policy and his flip-flopping on the issues--notably abortion--came under fire only after his victory in Iowa. Gary Hart drew the spotlight of the Miami Herald because he was the front-runner. Paul Simon was quizzed on how his budget would add up only after he edged out Dukakis in Iowa...
...media demanded that Sen. Paul Simon explain how his fanciful public works-balanced budget plan would work. In the same vein, the media should grill Jackson on how he would finance his ambitious spending proposals, which include hugh increases in everything from education to social security to farm subsidies...