Word: bob
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...elections -- for Governor in 1982 and for Senator in 1988 -- in which Republican support was essential. Dick Mercer, a cattle rancher from Kearney and a lifelong Republican, in 1988 headed up an organization called Third Congressional District Republicans for Kerrey. Why? Says Mercer: "I never met a person like Bob Kerrey." Members of the Navy Sea/Air/Land (SEAL) team who followed Kerrey into battle in Vietnam voice similar sentiments. The fact that he lost a leg and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" is part of Kerrey's political appeal. It also shields him from some...
...know if our parents were Republicans or Democrats." The younger Kerreys were taught by example to express and adhere to their beliefs. Before the 1960 presidential election, a dinner guest argued heatedly that if John Kennedy won, the Pope in reality would be running the country. When James Kerrey, Bob's father, persistently rejected the notion, the angered guest bolted out of the house...
...Congressional Medal of Honor, Kerrey abandoned plans to open his own pharmacy because the Lincoln area was "overstocked." Instead, he and sister Jessie's husband Dean Rasmussen launched a restaurant they called Grandma's because Kerrey wanted it to feature "grandmother's kind of food." Recalls Jessie: "Dean and Bob were everything at first -- busboys, waiters, cooks and managers." For months, "they worked almost around the clock," says Jessie. Today the brothers-in-law own six restaurants and two fitness centers, employ 500 people and are easily millionaires. There seemed no reason why Kerrey would not continue as a successful...
...suddenly in 1987, Governor Kay Orr named a Republican to the vacancy. After a semester teaching a course on Vietnam at Santa Barbara, Kerrey decided to run for the seat and defeated the appointee, David Karnes, by 100,000 votes. Groused Orr: "Nebraskans are having a love affair with Bob Kerrey," a remark that drives Kerrey intimates up the wall with its implication that he is more style than substance...
...favorite tactic in states far more genteel. One reason: knocking a rival's character is easier -- and more fun -- than taking stands on complex issues that might alienate some voters. Another: it can differentiate a candidate from a foe in races where there are few significant policy disagreements. Says Bob Stein, a Rice University political scientist: "Who can explain school finance to voters in a TV ad or even a special program? The issues have become too complex to resolve in a campaign. Voters are looking for the best person and the best mind...