Word: swing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most of Dukakis' trouble comes from his inability to recapture Democrats who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984. A month ago, Dukakis was 8 points behind with this group; now his deficit is 17 (52% to 35%). Yet many of these swing voters were within his reach: among those now favoring Bush, 27% say they once considered going for Dukakis. He could not close the sale with these potential supporters because he could neither inspire them nor fend off Bush's relentless attacks on him as a marshmallow where crime and national defense are concerned...
...jazz musicians jammed and jawboned yesterday in Agassiz Theater, showing Satchmo wannabees how to swing...
Paul Pierson, instructor in Government, believes one reason for the reversal in attitude is the shift in swing voters over the last 25 years. In 1964, Lyndon Johnson believed he needed the Black vote in order to win re-election. His War on Poverty represented, at least in part, an attempt to appeal to this crucial constituency...
Today, Blacks are firm supporters of the Democratic party. So are most poor Americans. The crucial swing vote now comes from the Reagan Democrats. This group dictates the terms of the policy debate; this group also refuses to listen to any discussion of poverty...
Manager Tommy Lasorda's prescience began with his use of Hatcher. Besides making a concert of the hit and run, Lasorda also let the A's alumnus Mike Davis ("a buck-ninety hitter," as Dennis Eckersley moaned) swing away in the fifth game on a 3-and-0 count -- for a homer, of course. Wisest of all, he persisted with Hershiser in the treacherous moment of that last 5-2 victory, when the choirboy was so spooked he actually sang hymns. "Today I'm living out the dream," Hershiser had said, "of a kid who was funny looking, wore glasses...