Word: unpopular
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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White made his mistakes with his hand, signing an extremely unpopular tax hike and the "no pass, no play" bill that applies to high school athletes. Clements' mouth did its share of fumbling. Near the end of the campaign, Clements stated that the state's economic woes were not his problem and would become so only after he took office. In the end, Clements was able to withstand White's comeback...
...Democrats," said Hoffman, "essentially accept Reagan's policies" because the old Liberals have gone underground and the rest of the Democrats have been sucked into the current age of satisfaction. He added that, in the long run, the Democrats would be forced to take up all the unpopular measures which the President has avoided...
Galbraith admitted that raising taxes would be politically unpopular but said, "Politics must be subordinate to good sense...
Nearly all those susceptible to the 1988 itch have had at least one session with the group (Lee Iacocca declined the invitation, and Jesse Jackson, unpopular with Impac members, has been ignored). Even Mario Cuomo, who has avoided the Iowa-New Hampshire trail so far, found time for a quiet talk with Landow and a breakfast with Impac in Washington...
...will seek student reactions to their proposal in coming weeks. Crucial features of the new plan have yet to be released, but as they are, students should keep in mind the serious problems with the CRR and be sure that the Harvard administration is not just retiring an unpopular name without addressing the issues of fairness and legitimacy that have plagued the Vietnam-era body...