Word: stevensonism
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...Adlai Stevenson was appalled. "This isn't Ivory soap vs. Palmolive," he said. "I think the American people will be shocked by such contempt for their intelligence." With four years to rethink, Stevenson got the message. In a technique repeated subsequently whenever the "outs" face an incumbent, Stevenson in 1956 recounted Ike's unfulfilled 1952 promises. "How's that again, General?" Stevenson intoned endlessly, adding, "Yes, it's time for a change...
...swipe at Stevenson, who was divorced, Ike's spots targeted the women's vote by portraying the President as a "traditional family man." Mamie was used repeatedly; her "smile and modesty and easy natural charm make her the ideal First Lady," said the G.O.P. spots. Bush may be more subtle, but Barbara will undoubtedly surface as the Republicans seek to remind voters of Clinton's once troubled marriage...
...Terrapins keyed on Berkery, the speedy Exeter-grad torched Maryland goalie Mandy Stevenson for four unassisted goals, including the game-winner with 4:06 remaining...
Defense: Harvard senior Ceci Clark and Maryland junior Mandy Stevenson...
...court has sharply curtailed the ability of state prisoners, including capital felons, to approach federal courts with challenges to their convictions or sentences. "It is not clear to me what, if anything, will allow you to have a hearing in federal court as a matter of right," says Bryan Stevenson, director of Alabama's Capital Representation Resource Center...