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...conservatives, are Robert Dole of Kansas, Richard Lugar of Stevens: hot temper Indiana, Ted Stevens of Alaska, James McClure of Idaho and Pete Domenici of New Mexico. Dole is the front runner. Once known chiefly for his astringent wit and confident, almost arrogant intelligence, the three-term Senator in recent years has played a more statesmanlike role. "I'm sort of a consensus builder," he says. To the consternation of the Reagan Administration, he has pushed for tax hikes along with spending reductions as the only way to make a sizable dent in the deficit. Dole has the most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republican Wrangle in the Senate | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...years in the House. Still, redistricting probably had more to do with winning the seat for Republican Dean Gallo, 48, minority leader of the New Jersey assembly. There was an unexpected Republican victory in Connecticut, where State Senator John Rowland, 27, knocked off Democrat William Ratchford, 50, a three-term incumbent. Reagan had appeared in the state to plug Rowland, who warmly embraced his policies. "We came out of nowhere," acknowledged a Rowland aide, giving Reagan all the credit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election '84: The House: A Silver Lining For the Democrats - Sort Of | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

Unsurprisingly, there were no Mondale coattails. Although the Minnesotan carried Manhattan in New York City with about 65% of the vote, Republican William Green, 55, a three-term incumbent, still managed to win in the so-called Silk Stocking District. Green and his challenger, Democrat Andrew Stein, 39, the Manhattan borough president, spent a total of $1,784,775, making theirs the costliest House race in the nation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election '84: The House: A Silver Lining For the Democrats - Sort Of | 11/19/1984 | See Source »

...contrast, Ferraro, the three-term Congresswoman from Queens, was uncharacteristically subdued in her speaking style, making an obvious effort to soften a sometimes barking delivery for television. Her sharp-tongued sparkle plays well to partisans, but rankles many undecided voters. Yet Ferraro did cast the most telling blows of the debate, at one point effectively admonishing the Vice President for being "patronizing" toward her on a foreign affairs issue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Co-Stars on Center Stage | 10/22/1984 | See Source »

...November, Shamie will face Lieutenant Governor John Kerry, 40, a liberal who wrested the Democratic nomination from his ideological clone, three-term Congressman James Shannon. Kerry, a handsome and highly decorated Navy lieutenant, benefited from broad, statewide visibility and a reputation as an eloquent spokesman for Viet Nam veterans in the early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Senate: Hugging Reagan's Coattails | 10/1/1984 | See Source »

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