Word: voters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Would the slim margin the polls gave Carter translate into a victory? Universally, the nervous pollsters agreed that this depended on the voter turnout. Declared Pollster Louis Harris: "Voter turnout has never before been such a pivotal factor. We have never been so worried about...
...factors accounting for the amendment's defeat seem to be the large amount of money spent by groups opposed to the tax, and voter perception of the tax as an additional burden rather than a substitute for the present rates...
...Owners of small businesses such as the 40 firms represented on PAIIC's political action committee would be the first to go, since larger firms lack the mobility. But now, due to a large-scale campaign against the amendment, red-flag reaction against the word "tax," and voter misinformation, this is no longer a threat. The 40 businessmen on the PAIIC committee can cancel their househunting trips to Connecticut and New Hampshire, at least until next election year...
...seventy-five per cent voter turnout statewide appeared to benefit both Moynihan and Carter, as Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans among registered New York voters...
...tall burly Irishman predicted the large voter turnout would enable Jimmy Carter to carry Massachusetts by a half million votes, creating a "tidal wave that will sweep across the nation...