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Date: 29th May 1984
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 269
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P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:22/46***** UNITED STATES 1/6***** 1984 President Reagan's re-election campaign started on May 20 with the beginning of a $2 million TV blitz. Scenes of brides blushing at the altar,children gazing at the Stars and Stripes, and smiling consumers buying new cars form part of films depicting Reagan's America as a happy place. "It's morning again in America," says anarrator at the beginning of one film, as a schooner leaves harbNur in a golden sunrise. A still photo of the president appears right at the end. More in a moment.........
P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:24/21***** UNITED STATES 2/6***** 1984 Banking worries and Wall Street pessimism are being blamed on the US government and its huge budget deficit.Difficulty in financing the Reagan government's debts is putting strain onthe American bond market. This month, dealers had great problems selling the US Government paper they had taken on. And confidence in the banks has been harmed by the large amounts they are owed by debt-ridden third-world states.And their position is made worse by high interest rates, caused by...the USbudget deficit. More in a moment.........
P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:26/33***** UNITED STATES 3/6***** 1984 The Washington Post/ABC News opinion poll published on May 24 confirmed the relative positions of Hart and Mondale in popularity against Reagan. The President would beat Mondale by 51%to 43%, the answers of voters — questioned about who they would vote for — suggested. Hart, on the ojher hand, would lose by only 45% to Reagan's 49% — but he wouldstill lose. Of Democrat voters questioned, 60% saidthey preferred Mondale to Hart. More in a moment.........
P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:13/29***** UNITED STATES 4/6***** 1984 Following his expected win in the Idaho caucuses, Hart was reckoned, in one unofficial estimate, to have a total of 953 convention delegates pledged to himEx-Vice President Mondale was put at 1610 delegates. If this is accurate it means Mondale must win 357 of the 486 delegates to beelected in the June 5 primaries to be sure of the nomination in San FranciscoThe June 5 contests are in California (306 delgates); New Jersey (107); New Mexico, West Virginia, and South Dakota More in a moment.......
P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:17/21***** UNITED STATES 5/6***** 1984 The Mondale campaign HQ now has about 20 people assigned full-time to winning over convention delegates. Hart's office has 13. Both campaigns have computer-based filing systems wijh the names, addresses, background and political leanings of about 2,000 delegates chosen so far, and notes on how they should be approached. Sometimes Mondale or Hart phones the delegate personally; phone contact is backed up by letters and handouts suited to the delegate's interests. More in a moment.........
P269 CEEFAX 269 Tue 29 May 21:24/11***** UNITED STATES 6/6***** 1984 Mr Jesse Jackson has promised a fight at the Democratic national convention in July if he is noj allocated the extra delegates he says he deserves. At a meeting with Jackson on May 22, party national chairman Mr Charles Manatt again said he would ask states to allot Jackson some of their "unpledged" delegate votes. This could hamper Mr Mondale, who hopessupport among these extra delegates mayensure his nomination. But so far only Arizona and Vermont have promised to allow Jackson extra delegates. More in a moment.........