Word: wirthlin
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...into war. Faced with rising criticism, Reagan blames the press for its "hype and hoopla," moving New York Times Columnist James Reston to observe, "On these two subjects you have to pay attention, for he's an expert on both." The President's own pollster, Richard B. Wirthlin, samples opinions frequently to give Reagan a measure of American attitudes apart from what Wirthlin calls "the din and tumult represented by the press and pressure groups." Presumably these polls prompt conciliatory gestures like Reagan's appointment of Henry Kissinger. But, as a White House friend told Lou Harris...
...then bring it back next year." But White House aides feel that for the short term, at least, the President will be able to control the issue and remain "on a roll" politically. His approval rating has risen from 44% to 55% since January, according to Presidential Pollster Richard Wirthlin. Simply by showing his concern, Reagan has proved once again his adroitness as a politician. "Whether the President does anything is not relevant," says one adviser in a fit of candor...
...Reagan record on blacks does not bode well for 1984. White House Pollster Richard Wirthlin predicts that Reagan, if he runs, will again receive only about 8% or 9% of the black vote. But with black voter registration expected to rise sharply, the Democrats' percentage could translate into substantially more votes. Said a White House aide: "The problem is not that we cannot get more than 9%. It's that there will be a larger black vote." Privately, Reagan strategists have conceded the black vote to the Democrats, despite knowing that it could hurt Reagan badly...
...annoyance of fellow conservatives, Safire is equally freewheeling in attacking the competence and judgment of members of the Reagan Administration whenever he happens to disagree with them. He has upbraided Presidential Pollster Richard Wirthlin for accepting a polling contract from Americans who sympathize with the Palestine Liberation Organization and scoffed at National Security Adviser William Clark as "living proof that still waters can run shallow." Safire has repeatedly criticized the Administration as acquiescent on foreign policy, particularly for its pledge to withdraw military support from Taiwan and its lifting of sanctions against construction of a natural gas pipeline from...
...measured. The office has an effect: after two years it has either toughened or weakened its holder. Leaders of other nations have also had time to come to conclusions about the President and take actions that affect the U.S. Virtually all the pollsters, including Reagan's expert, Richard Wirthlin, believe that in the third year public opinion, the essence of power, often tilts irretrievably for or against a President...