Word: gantt
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...extremist. Such is the situation in many states, including New Jersey, where Democratic Representative Bob Torricelli is trying to tar Representative Dick Zimmer with the Gingrich brush while Zimmer is dismissing Torricelli as an unreconstructed liberal. In North Carolina there is an ideological contest generously seasoned with revenge: Harvey Gantt is once again facing off against Jesse Helms, reprising their liberal- vs.-conservative alley fight of six years ago. These days, in part owing to Kerrey, some Democrats are envisioning what so recently seemed unimaginable: a Democratic take-over of the Senate...
...starting five of guards Saul Mariaschin '47 and Paul Champion '47, forwards John Gantt '47 and captain Wyndol Gray '46, and center Lou Decsi '46, the Crimson opened the season with six consecutive victories...
Apart from the fact that Gantt is an African American, there is little to distinguish one candidate from the other. Gantt, 53, is a self-made man and an experienced civic leader; Sanders, 64, is a heart specialist, an eminently confident sort of suture-self surgeon...
That explains why Sanders is in contention, although (as Sanders admits) voters who try to discern sharp ideological distinctions between him and Gantt will be disappointed. As a result, the primary race is mainly a battle of images. Gantt, who grew up poor, lards his campaign speeches with inspirational stories about his ill-educated, hardworking father (a mechanic) and his "Mama [who] fed us values." Sanders, who taught medicine at Harvard, ran Massachusetts General Hospital, became vice chairman of Squibb Corp. and later CEO and chairman of the giant pharmaceutical company Glaxo, presents himself as a serious, concerned authority figure...
...Gantt's people argue that Sanders, who until recently was a registered independent, is nothing more than a faux Democrat. "He seems to have found his issues based on some kind of sophisticated campaign model," says Gantt campaign manager Jim Andrews. "I'm not sure he believes any of it." Nevertheless, Sanders' advertising campaign has been effective, quickly driving up his name recognition from 20% to 60%. "I'm someone who knows health care, education and business creation," he says. "Been there, done that." Says Ted Arrington, professor of political science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte: "Sanders...