Word: simonizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Mathematically and politically this process is in gridlock," said Terry Michael, spokesman for Sen. Paul Simon (D.-III.), who suffered a shutout in Super Tuesday's round of primaries and caucuses...
...Simon, who held just 35.5 delegates both before and after Tuesday's balloting, can only hope that nobody will have gained the 2082 delegates needed to win the Democratic presidential nomination. The primaries conclude on June 7, when California and New Jersey vote. The two states are among the largest, with a total of 423 delegates at stake...
...Simon candidacy hopes to restore a long tradition of Democratic presidents, and doesn't manuever its way toward supposed new constituencies who want government out of their lives--whether on an abortion amendment, or large welfare programs. But if the support for Mario Cuomo in the polls--which is exclusively support for his "caring government" rhetoric--can be trusted, then maybe a Simon Administration is what Americans really want. That's an image America can be proud...
...other hand, Kalb says he was "disappointed" with Al Haig's interview. "I know he is much smarter than he came through," says Kalb, "and I was surprised that he did not take better advantage of the occasion than he did." He expresses similar disappointment with Sen. Paul Simon (D-Ill.) for "his overly simplistic presentation of very complicated ideas, particularly the manner in which he said he was going to balance the budget in three years...
...Jesse Jackson and Sen. Paul Simon (D.-III.) each garnered 13 percent of the Democratic voters, and Sen. Albert J. Gore Jr. '69 was favored by 9 percent. Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart and Rep. Richard Gephart (D.-Mo.) brought up the rear, with each receiving 2 percent support among Democrats who plan to vote...