Word: support
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...sheer size of the independent turnout is amazing. McCain and Bradley's performances are indicative of where the country is headed in terms of support for independent candidates...
...Carlson: I went to McCain's last rally last night in Bedford Town Hall. It was like a state fair, a carnival and Christmas rolled into one. There was so much goodwill. He's been here long enough to get close to people as opposed to just getting the support of power brokers in the state. Unlike Bush, he doesn't have the establishment people like John Sununu...
McCain's remarks on gaydar unwittingly show the fallacy of his support for the current policy. If everyone on his submarine knew back then who was and who wasn't gay and still got along, why should gays have to cower in the closet today? Something about the word open rattles the Army. What is the thinking when the military says that asking and telling will hurt morale? That unless everyone stays in denial, no one will take a shower? One thing that we know hurts morale is forcing people to dissemble about who waits for them at home, whom...
That is not to say we are entirely comfortable with the former senator. Many of the positions he shares with Gore--his support for the death penalty, his opposition to gay marriage--disappoint us. But his refusal to follow all other candidates, Democratic and Republican, in supporting the Kansas State Board of Education's decision to teach creationism is encouraging, as is his unique refusal to discuss his private religious faith publicly. On balance we feel that he is the best candidate for the Democrats...
...defend affirmative action from assaults by Republicans. Bradley's views may have been shaped by his black teammates on the New York Knicks, but not enough for him to lead the fight for major civil rights legislation while he was a senator, apparently. No wonder Gore's support among black voters seems unshakable...