Word: voters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...seems to be working, for Candidate Nixon has successfully avoided any discussion of the nature of his 1972 appeal to the people or of his proposed policies. Indeed, everything Nixon does seems to be calculated to convince people of the inevitability of his second term; and a voter who is not willing to concede Nixon's election as a foregone conclusion--who stubbornly insists on knowing what wool it is that Nixon is pulling over our eyes--must search for clues...
...continual references to the hard unpopular courses he has taken, Nixon prods the voter to assume that his course has also been the right one, since nobody would be so stupid as to advocate something that was hard, unpopular, and also wrong. By such sleights of hand, Nixon has managed to avoid any discussion of the issues with his opponent...
...ethnics keep in contact with 32 nationalities round the country. A G.O.P. nationalities newsletter reports on all ethnic activities, applauds their accomplishments and notes the appointment of every ethnic to a federal post, however obscure. Regional offices are equipped with computer print-outs that list the name of every voter in a national group. The voter is called by a fellow ethnic who first tries the native tongue. If the voter responds, fine. If not, the caller switches to English. The voter is asked if he favors Nixon. If he says no, he is not called again. If he says...
...effect of the profiles on the November elections may be further limited by problems of distribution. Though copies of the individual reports are being sold by Grossman Publishers of Washington, D.C. several profile writers expressed doubts as to their potential for impact on the average voter...
After Nixon's defeat, Reitz became involved in a number of campaigns, eventually ending up in Tennessee where he masterminded the huge young voter turnout for Senator William Brock (R.Tenn.). Brock was so impressed by the organizational skills of the young Republican that he asked him to draft a proposal for capturing the youth vote for Nixon's re-election attempt. In April of 1971. Brock introduced Reitz and his proposal at the White House, and Reitz soon found himself as the full-time paid director of Young Voters for the President...