Word: gephardt
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...Massachusetts Governor's resounding finale last week -- victories with more than 60% of the vote in California, New Jersey, Montana and New Mexico -- gave him more than enough delegates to win the nomination in Atlanta. It also prompted three of his vanquished adversaries -- Richard Gephardt, Bruce Babbitt and Paul Simon -- to endorse him with all the rhetorical goo expected on such occasions. But Jackson refused to play along. Instead, he took the role of the iron-whimmed King of Siam...
Already, just the names prompt small chuckles of remembrance: Alexander Haig, Pat Robertson, Pete du Pont, Joseph Biden, Bruce Babbitt, Paul Simon. Has it really been just four months since Iowa anointed Richard Gephardt and Bob Dole as the favorites? Before Primary Season 1988 is carted off to the Smithsonian, it seems fitting to step back and ponder some lessons of the campaign that was. After all, as the Duchess instructed Alice in Wonderland, "Everything's got a moral, if only you can find...
Dukakis was looking beyond the primaries, aswell. He arranged to pick up endorsements todayfrom former rivals Rep. Richard Gephardt ofMissori and Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois, and saidhe hoped Jackson would also work for the ticket.And he was expected to meet with aides this weekfor discussions on selecting a running mate andplanning the nominating convention...
Surprisingly, most of the 1000-page bill is agreeable to Congressmen on both sides of the aisle. Republicans like it because the most blatant protectionist measures--such as the Gephardt amendment--have been diluted or jettisoned. Democrats like it because it offers relief for beleaguered industries...
...everything was Gore's inability to develop a consistent message or convey a clear sense of who he is. First he ran as Sam Nunn, differentiating himself from the Democratic pack on defense and foreign policy by speaking loudly about carrying a big stick. Then he ran as Richard Gephardt, picking up the hot populist rhetoric of the fading Missouri Congressman. After that came a Gary Hart phase, as Gore briefly cast himself as the candidate of the future against Dukakis' politics of the past. Finally, in New York, Gore ran at times as virtually a Likud Party candidate, portraying...