Word: reactional
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...therefore appeal to something of the same constituency-even though Kennedy may still possess a certain magic of political celebrity that transcends ideologies. Jonathan Moore, a moderate Republican who is head of the Institute of Politics at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, believes that the first Democratic reaction to Carter's defeat will be a lament that the Georgian "ran as a Republican," that the party must regain its soul by reasserting itself as the champion of the poor and minorities, that it must turn to Kennedy or Mondale for a comeback...
...done it correctly." Sid Gardner, a liberal Republican who coordinated Anderson's efforts in Connecticut, learned his lesson: "If you are serious about winning the presidency, you start early and you start serious. It is not faddish, it is not chic, and it is not just reaction to whoever the two parties' nominees...
Harold Holzer, assistant head tutor in charge of senior theses in Economics, said yesterday he has "heard no major complaints, other than a lot of negative reaction to being graded at midyear...
With large staffs, you also get too many people who glory in the reaction on the other end of the telephone line when a secretary says, "The White House is calling." It is not "the White House" calling; it is some particular person who happens to work at the White House, and who may or may not be calling with the President's authorization. The bigger the staff, the greater the likelihood that this will be abused - and also the more internal rivalries, jealousies and feuds, which tend to expand as the little empires expand...
...During the Democracy Wall period (when critical posters were tolerated by the authorities), we had feverish expectations, so we are disappointed with today's slowness-but we recognize that moving ahead slowly is better than not moving ahead at all. In fact, going too fast could bring a reaction from the conservatives, who continue to hold great power. Still, I think we shouldn't be afraid. The Chinese people have often-been too afraid...