Party pros urge Mondale to say things people may not welcome
Inside the convention center, the Democrats did their best to project an image of confidence and common purpose. Outside, they spoke more frankly of their divisions and areas of weakness. Arkansas Senator Dale Bumpers, former Democratic National Committee Chairman Robert Strauss and Pat Caddell, a political strategist and adviser to Gary Hart, were among eight Democratic leaders and strategists who met individually with TIME'S editors to discuss the party's prospects. Their main points:
DALE BUMPERS. If we really run a completely populist campaign,...
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