Word: unpopular
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...Conservative Party, which is supported by about 40% of Afrikaners, is demanding that De Klerk and his National Party call new elections. Though the National Party has ruled since 1948, the Conservatives believe they stand an excellent chance of gaining power because De Klerk's initiatives have been so unpopular among the country's 5 million whites. Conservative leader Andries Treurnicht last month rejected De Klerk's offer to join in negotiations and issued a veiled threat to take up arms against a white sellout. Privately, however, many Conservatives realize the days of white domination are over, and are considering...
...only solution is universal conscription--no exemptions, no deferments. The draft got a bad rap because of its association with an unpopular war, but it remains the best insurance against unjust wars...
There were similar mixed messages in other states. In Illinois, Democrat Neil Hartigan promised to remove an unpopular 2% income tax surcharge, while Republican James Edgar admitted he would keep the levy in place. Edgar privately asked George Bush to stay away, fearing the anger that Bush's tax reversal had bred. Voters overwhelmingly wanted a rollback -- but did not trust Hartigan to do it. Edgar won by 52% to 48%. Nebraska's Republican Governor, Kay Orr, went back on her pledge not to raise taxes, as did Florida's Martinez and Governor Mike Hayden in Kansas. All three lost...
...unpopular on Capitol Hill, and his handling of budget and campaign strategies has drawn critical howls. But John Sununu is in no danger of being replaced as White House chief of staff. In fact, George Bush will rely on his top aide's conservative instincts even more heavily as the President turns sharply partisan in 1991 in preparation for the 1992 campaign. "Sununu," a Bush intimate said last week, "isn't going anywhere...
After his appointment as Secretary of Planning and Budget in 1982, he oversaw unpopular cuts in spending and real-wage reductions that could have dimmed his presidential aspirations. But only one vote is needed to become chief executive of Mexico -- that of the sitting President...