Word: voters
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...statues of Confederate soldiers, of the political captains of a demagogic past?James Earl Carter Jr., 76th Governor of Georgia, delivered his inaugural address. It heralded the end of that final Southern extravagance, the classic rhetoric of "never." The reality of 17 years of court decisions, demonstrations, black-voter registration and legislation was clearly seen across the South as Carter and other moderate Governors took office this year, giving the region new political voices, new images, new goals...
...pitched his gubernatorial campaign to racial fears. He was defeated by Democrat John West, who pledged a "colorblind" administration and appointed a black to a top advisory post. West's promises were rooted in more than altruism: political analysts attribute his slim victory margin to some 110,000 black voters. The altered arithmetic of South Carolina politics has even touched that prototype of the traditional Southern claghorn, Senator Strom Thurmond. Thurmond recently hired the former director of a black-voter registration project to run his home-state office in Columbia. Said one South Carolina politician: "Next to having that baby...
...large degree, the Germans were responsible for that. Earlier in the week Bonn decided to cope with its nagging inflation by allowing the mark to float in relation to other currencies. In terms of national interest, the decision was perfectly defensible, for nothing upsets the West German voter so much as monetary instability. In the context of the Common Market, however, the decision was highhanded, for it upset the parity rates among the currencies of the Six (see BUSINESS). But the German action helped to convince Pompidou that the British were needed in the EEC to serve as a counterweight...
...contended that the bill favored incumbents, who are almost always better known than their opponents and whose perquisites of office-such as staff, franking and office space-amount to a campaign subsidy. Last month the Senate Commerce Committee reported out another bill, clamping a limit of 10? per eligible voter on spending for all forms of communication, with no more than half the money to be used on radio and TV. Swift passage by the Senate is likely, although prospects in the House are uncertain...
...area, arguing that any law might inhibit an idealistic philanthropist from backing a candidate who favors a seemingly unpopular cause. Perhaps so. On the other hand, if a candidate's financial support comes largely from the drug manufacturers or the oil industry or labor political-action committees, the voter is entitled to know that...