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...state after state came in for Reagan, speculation over whether Anderson's course would result in the much-feared spoiler effect turned instead to the question of whether he would garner enough votes to qualify for federal matching funds...
Downstairs in the Republic Ballroom, about 150 workers for independent candidate Rep. John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) sat cross-legged, yelling, "Spoiler!" when Carter appeared on the large screen projection television to make his concession speech...
Personality, not politics, has dominated the 1980 presidential campaign. Environmental, economic, and social issues have taken a back seat to name-calling and virtual character assassination. Jimmy Carter thinks Ronald Reagan is a warmonger and John Anderson, a spoiler. Ronald Reagan thinks Jimmy Carter is a malicious backstabber, and John Anderson, a spoiler. Anderson thinks both major parties have failed the electorate but that he can provide the "difference...
...will vote for Anderson. Says Haughton: "They say about him being a spoiler. He could win. He could make Reagan lose. He could make Carter lose. It could go to the House of Representatives. It's all right with me. It's getting so that since Truman these Presidents don't do a damn thing. Maybe there's nothing can be done. I always believed in the American dream. But it's not happening. I don't think the President controls the country. On that Iran raid, I could have got a gang here...
...their Ivy League showing dooms the Crimson to no more than a spoiler role in the conference race. That chance will come in two weeks, when the booters meet still undefeated Upenn in Philadelphia. The Quakers are the surprise of this year's Ivy slate; they defeated pre-season favorite and nationally ranked Columbia earlier this month...