Word: contestability
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Democrats say Lieberman's winning a Funniest Celebrity in Washington contest shows he's not as dull as he once seemed. I was a judge, and, yes, he brought a cynical crowd to peals of laughter, but that was because of a dry, droll, double-take delivery suited to a small room. Lieberman's self-deprecating wit is unlikely to turn the Cheney-Lieberman debate into must...
...appearances are out. Lieberman was not present when Connecticut's state Democratic Party met on a Saturday in 1982 to nominate him for attorney general. His observance of the Sabbath may have cost him four years earlier, when he failed to attend the party convention, then lost in a contest to be nominated as lieutenant governor, a loss some say was due in part to his absence from the hall. The prize went to William O'Neill, who went on not only to be elected but also to assume the governorship when Ella Grasso died in office...
...separated Bush from his lungs by slicing and dicing his record in Texas and his "risky" policies. (Joe Lieberman will help with that too.) The strategy carries dangers for Gore, since many voters say they don't like him when he attacks. But Gore proved in his primary contest with Bradley that Americans expect their politicians to battle about ideas. Exit polls consistently showed that voters liked Gore because he "fights for people like...
...satisfied voter might well be a Gore voter. So might be an apathetic one. But not if they're too satisfied or apathetic to bother voting at all. Gore is fond of saying that the presidency isn't a popularity contest. Except that it is one, by definition, and not just over numbers, but over excitement levels. And when it comes to putting new faces in the voting booths, Al Gore is no John McCain, and neither is George W. Bush. The parties' respective bases will still have to do the heavy lifting...
...satisfied voter might well be a Gore voter. So might be an apathetic one. But not if they're too satisfied or apathetic to bother voting at all. Gore is fond of saying that the presidency isn't a popularity contest. Except that it is one, by definition, and not just over numbers, but over excitement levels. And when it comes to putting new faces in the voting booths, Al Gore is no John McCain, and neither is George W. Bush. The parties' respective bases will still have to do the heavy lifting...