Word: panic
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...October, the discrepancies between Wirthlin's findings and those of the published surveys created a near panic in the Reagan camp. Under pressure from their colleagues, Wirthlin and his assistants spent a frantic three days reviewing their numbers and techniques. They decided they were right, but Caddell, for one, still believes that they had Reagan too far ahead too early...
...deficit at Franklin Field. The first time the Crimson gridders had the ball, quarterback Brian Buckley threw an interception; the second time, halfback Paul Connors fumbled; and the third time, Steve Flach nudged a punt 27 yds. to the Harvard 47 yd. line. It wasn't panic; call it sleep...
...return of the native" syndrome: blacks, Jews, Hispanics and rebellious labor union members might flock back to the Democratic Party as the election neared. Others argued that Reagan should stay out; since he was leading, agreeing to the debate would be seen as a sign of weakness, or even panic. There was also the risk that Carter might score unexpectedly well or that Reagan might stumble, even though the Governor was as confident of his ability to handle the President as the President was of his chances of besting Reagan. Said one participant in the Reagan staff discussions...
...market could be thrown into a panic if Saudi Arabia were sucked into the war or if tanker traffic were interrupted through the Strait of Hormuz at the southern end of the Persian Gulf. That 36-mile-wide channel has been the lifeline for some 40% of the non-Communist world's total supply. Experts fear that the price of oil could soar beyond $100 per bbl., triple the current price, if the war were to widen or the strait were to be closed...
...outset of the war, there was some panic hoarding of bread and other staples, mostly in the well-to-do northern sections of the city. There is no shortage of basic foodstuffs. Shops and supermarkets are well stocked with both Iranian and imported food. Kerosene, the principal cooking and heating fuel, is rationed: 20 liters a week for each family. The government has ordered a halt to the supply of fuel oil to private consumers until further notice. Anticipating a cold winter, people have been buying electric heaters, which are now in short supply. "If the worst fears come true...