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Throughout the busing controversy, Sargent has claimed his hands have been tied by the courts. He supported the voluntary busing law that Judge W. Arthur Garrity ruled unconstitutional. "I responded by ordering in 200 state police, 100 MDC police and 500 National Guardsmen to keep the peace," he says...
...Sargent says he has increased direct state aid to local governments by an average of 50 per cent, enabling them to hold the line on property taxes...
...Sargent's most important tactic has been to label Dukakis young, inexperienced and rash. Speaking as the "voice of experience," Sargent has been able to poke holes in Dukakis proposals, causing the Democrat to waffle on the issues...
...promises to cut state spending across the board by 5 per cent and then when his aides tell him it's impractical, he promises to "increase productivity,' whatever that means," Sargent says. He attributed the weaknesses in his opponent's program to his "inexperience" and "lack of understanding of state government...
...Sargent's slow, careful speaking style helped him in the TV clashes against Dukakis, a sharp college debater. His relaxed manner added to the impression that the gray-haired 59-year-old was a statesman up against a young upstart...