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...coexist peacefully and harmoniously. We share a great deal of history and believe in many of the same prophets. In both Arabic and Hebrew, we greet each other with a phrase that means "Peace be upon you." And it is because we have so much in common that the partisan, accusatory and inflammatory nature of the rally was so disturbing...
...groove, having long ago replaced the snarly candidate of the South Carolina primaries who had trouble hiding the coiled tensions within. Displayed instead was a sunny persona, a peaceful, easy feelin', complete with dropped g's, that crowds and cameras were soaking up. Promising to end "finger-pointin' and partisan bickerin'" the way Bush believes he has in Texas, the candidate wove his message of unity throughout. "If you get to decidin' who's the right people and the wrong people, you're pittin' people against each other," he said of Gore's tax plan. "We need a uniter...
Austin aides have their focus groups too, and they claim the Vice President's aggressiveness only rankles, reminding voters of the ugly noises of the past four or five years in Washington, the showdowns and shutdowns. The less partisan voters, says the campaign, like Bush's happy soundings of cooperation. "Among swing voters, they don't care about the party labels," says Bush's polling analyst Matthew Dowd. "They want things solved...
...there are political motivations too, argue Gore advisers. "Every time you mention the party, take credit or talk about the past, you lose swing voters," says a Gore partisan of how the Vice President's consultants answer his concerns. "They say that stuff only appeals to the base." Still, Gore could use a little help there. Bush has 88% support from Republicans, while Gore currently has only 83% of Democrats, according to a TIME/CNN poll...
...himself for a big hug. In Debate No. 3, Bush made the case that all we need is love. He wished for a law he could sign mandating it and a planet where we would all "love a neighbor like you would like to be loved yourself." Love, not partisan wrangling, will produce policies that will leave no child behind and extend the life of Social Security while permitting yuppies to day trade the trust fund...