Word: voters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...issue facing Carter proved to be the focus of a high degree of voter concern. Fully 65% of those polled expressed the fear that there would not be enough money left in the Government's Social Security pot by the time they were ready to retire. Asked about Carter's proposal to boost the Social Security tax for employers and workers, 56% of the Democrats who were polled found it to be "fair," while 54% of Republicans called the proposal "unfair...
...took place two days before a national election in which the principal contestants were Prime Minister loop den Uyl's Socialists and Justice Minister Andreas Van Agt's Christian Democrats. The Moluccans apparently hoped to force the candidates into making concessions to them in order to win voter approval. Despite the country's grim mood, the record 87% of the voters who turned out made decisions on broader issues; they gave Den Uyl's party 53 seats in the new 150-member parliament, a gain of ten; the Socialists will now probably seek to form...
...Jimmy Callaghan and Jimmy Carter had more, or less, than summitry on their minds. Even as Callaghan was speaking at the airport, his Labor Party was losing badly to the Conservatives in Britain's county elections, largely because of voter dissatisfaction with the country's sorry economy. The Prime Minister, who is in a fight for his political life, could use help from any quarter. And the next day he got some from a foreigner. Carter showed him-handshake by handshake-the art of politicking American-style...
...that of "populist.'' In its Southern origins, populism struck roots in the best democratic tradition. Carter had legitimate claims in blood and heritage to that tradition. I would like to believe he will stick to it. If he does, the populist dogma -illustrated by automatic voter registration and overthrow of the Electoral College-may well be put to unprecedented tests...
...Voter registration lists indicate that approximately 1000 Harvard Democrats are registered in wards six and seven...