Word: trend
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...aged voters. Instead, his popularity rating is highest of all among those who are 18 to 24 years old. What is more, members of this age group are registering as Republicans rather than as Democrats or independents, by ratios of 2 to 1 and 3 to 1, reversing a trend that began more than 40 years ago. Says Republican Pollster Robert Teeter: "For the first time since Roosevelt there is a significant group in the electorate who are Republican in greater overall numbers than Democrat. If these people stay loyal, you may have a much stronger Republican Party...
...Justice Warren Burger in the '70s, neither truly liberal nor conservative but divided and unpredictable. Decisions often turned on one vote. But since the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor by President Reagan in 1981, many experts have begun to discern a rightward tilt. "There is a trend, but it is a slow oozing, a step-by-step process, and not a leap," says University of Chicago Law School Professor Philip Kurland. Agrees A.E. Dick Howard, a professor of law at the University of Virginia: "The 1984 Burger Court may be the conservative counterpart of the 1962 Warren...
...last night's event, Heckler and Fahrenkopf tried to roll out Reagan's coattails long enough for Shamie to stand on, claiming that Shamie's strength in the polls represented a trend toward conservativism. Both of them used most of their short statements to cheerlead for President Reagan...
...bestseller, Breakdancing (Avon; $2.95), by Mr. Fresh and the Supreme Rockers, has sold 600,000 copies. Says Avon Executive Leigh Haber: "Break dancing has created incredible excitement. It's no longer just a trend...
...villain should be in sales. From FAO Schwarz in New York City to Talbot's Toy land in San Mateo, Calif., the invasion by pint-size plastic and metal robot figures is well under way and just may be the hottest toy trend ever. Yes, trend and trivia buffs - ever. Tonka Toys reports well over $100 million worth of orders for its Cy-Kill and 29 other GoBots since they were introduced last January. If Tonka can fill those orders, GoBots will easily overtake last year's $60 million worth of Cabbage Patch Kids. And Hasbro...