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...WANTED: Moderate Democrats (blow-dried hair not essential) to help move the party of F.D.R. toward the center in time for the '88 elections. Applicants do not necessarily have to come from the Sunbelt, but should appeal to Sunbelt voters. Blacks, Hispanics and women welcome, although ties to unions and other special-interest groups may be held against you. Old-line old-boy liberals need not apply...
...party's problems: he has reduced the number of its special-interest caucuses and increased the proportion of elected Democrats who will be delegates at the 1988 convention. Kirk is also on the record as saying that the Democrats cannot lasso the White House in 1988 without a Sunbelt candidate on the ticket...
...dismay of more liberal Protestants, not to mention Roman Catholic and Jewish leaders, the people who have seized spiritual control of the tube are unremittingly Evangelical or Fundamentalist. Four of the top stars are part of the Pentecostal movement, which emphasizes the emotive and miraculous aspects of faith. Sunbelt churchianity is ubiquitous, and whenever there is a political tilt to the broadcasts--which is often--it is virtually always to the right...
This rationale offered perfect political cover for Congressmen whose real purpose was to protect the endangered tax breaks of special-interest groups. . Sunbelt Congressmen could look out for oil and gas; Northwestern Congressmen could protect timber; Representatives from Rustbelt states could defend steel and heavy industry. In the end, 164 Republicans and 59 Democrats rebelled and defeated the proposed rule, 223 to 202. Only 14 Republicans backed the President...
...Sunbelt and smaller metropolitan areas will continue to grow most rapidly over the next 15 years. The ten large metropolitan centers (defined as those with 1 million or more people by the year 2000) whose population will increase the fastest will be in Florida, California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. Nevertheless, the Snowbelt-to-Sunbelt stampede is slowing. Says Lyle Spatz, of the U.S. Census Bureau: "It's leveling off and even shifting in the Northeast. New England has shifted its economy and attracted people." The future will remain less than cheery around the Great Lakes and in some parts...