Word: simonizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory needed to be extremely solid in order for him to be a viable candidate in the Democratic race. Yesterday's results gave Dukakis 36 percent of the vote with 93 percent of the precincts reporting, a significant margin over the second place winner Gephardt with 20 percent and Simon with 17 percent...
...Simon's campaign had been counting on a second place finish here in order to prevent the race from becoming a Dukakis-Gephardt showdown. When asked if Simon's third place finish will force the Illinois senator out of the race, Dukakis said, "No, I don't, but I think it would be very difficult...
Dukakis won 36 percent of the vote and said his showing would "give us a very, very strong boost" going into the delegate-rich Southern primaries ahead. The distant but hotly contested second place went to Rep. Richard Gephardt (D.-Mo.), 20 percent, with Sen. Paul Simon (D.-III.) at 17 percent...
...love New Hampshire," the Missouri congressman said. But Simon, a narrow second-place to Gephardt in Iowa, conceded nothing...
Boston-based political consultant Michael Goldman said the governor's victory left him strongly positioned for a run in the South. He said Gephardt is nearly out of money and Simon is all but out of the race. Goldman said the crowded field actually helped the governor by preventing any one candidate from garnering an anti-Dukakis vote...