Word: voters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...American voter in 1972 may well be visited by a public opinion analyst who will never ask how he is going to vote, but will go away knowing precisely how he will. He may later receive a letter-written and signed by a computer-addressed to him by name, repeating his surname in the body of the letter, and ending with what appears to be the authentic signature of a candidate. The letter may mention the voter's concern for the environment, his wife's ethnic heritage or the fact that he has three children in college...
...Ruckelshaus' word for it. It was supposed to amalgamate the functions of some 15 federal bodies with environmental responsibilities (air and water quality, pesticide tolerance, radiation). Some employees changed offices and telephone numbers more times than a harassed bookie. Ruckelshaus, charged with responsibility for an area of enormous voter concern, was under heavy pressure to produce instant results. It was, he recalls, "like trying to run a 100-yd. dash while undergoing an appendectomy...
...regardless of who devises it. In addition, last month's state and local elections revealed that blacks do not necessarily vote as a bloc. Stokes' hand-picked successor in Cleveland was defeated, as were 233 of the 284 blacks who ran for office in Mississippi. Moreover, black voter turnout was far below expectations in many areas. Some black politicians have concluded that a national campaign is premature. They would prefer to see the funds and energy spent on grass-roots organizing -voter education and canvassing, and turning out the vote on Election...
Last April after Evers announced his candidacy, I made plans to go to Mississippi in June and do voter registration. The last day to register to vote in the 1971 elections was July 2, so I figured my involvement in the campaign would end then. Anticipating this, I took a job in New York City which was to begin after the 4th of July weekend...
...Colorados and the opposition Blancos, the two middle-reading parties which have traditionally dominated Uruguayan politics. Maybe next time. Minimizing their differences, which are small to begin with, the Colorados and Blancos joined forces against the Front in a campaign that played upon the traditionally conservative Uruguayan voter's reluctance to experiment, his deep-seated fear of Communism and his distaste for the Chilean experience. Thus the Front's hopes for a truly stupendous first showing were disappointed. In Montevideo, where the Front had fully expected to win big, its candidate ran a poor second to the Colorados...