Viikkosanomat, December 03, 1984

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NO LANDSLIDE
77i£ Atov 6 election in the US saw 514
per cent ofeligible voters east their ballots
Ofthese 59 per cent votedfor Reagan 41 per
cent for Mondale AU states except
Washington DC and Minnesota went to
Reagan
The Republicans retained control of the
Senate but savv their majority drop by two
seats In the House they gained 15 seats
falling short ofa predicted 30-se- at gain The
House is still controlled by the Democrats
Thefollowing analysis by Gus Hall leader
of the Communist Party USA and its presi-denti- al
candidate appeared in the Nov 9
Daily World: (abridged)
AH the news flashes bulletins head-line- s
and articles about "an electoral
landslide" "a shift to the right" "the
new political realignment for a conserva-tiv- e
majority" and Reagan' s claim to a
"popular mandate" for his anti-lab- or
pro-w- ar racist policies are ali attempts
by the mass media to put another one
over on the American people It is a con-tinuati- on
of the "packaging and selling of
the president" Now we are witnessing a
TV-headli- ne blitzkrieg to mold the pub-lic- 's
perception of the elections
There was no swing to the right and no
new political realignment In fact if
Reagan had run on his record or on the
Republican Party platform he would
have been defeated Reagan ran away
from his record and never talked about
issues The Reagan re-electi- on campaign
was conducted by imagemakers script-write- rs
and handlers The people did not
vote for Reaganism or Reaganomics
Many voted for a teflon-coate- d TV-creat- ed
character put over by TV com-mercia- ls
movie clips and a $50 million
publicity campaign
No win for Reaganism
Voters did not vote for Reaganism or
Reaganomics In fact the votes for most
of the candidates for Congress and Sen-ate
were votes AGAINST Reaganism
and Reaganomics
Many who oppose every policy and
position of Reagan still voted for Reagan
because they see the presidency as more
of a ceremonial position They see the
president as a spokesman and
figurehead They voted for a Holly-wood-ty- pe
communicator The emer-genc-e
of TV as a major factor in election
campaigns has fostered this new image
and concept of the presidency Through
TV the voters separated the man from his
positions and policies and even from his
party
In a sense there was a split in mass
thinking between the person and his poli-cies
between Reagan and Reaganism
and a downgrading of the US presi-dency
to a figurehead stature
Thus Reagan got the popular vote
But Reaganism provided no political
coattails for the congressional and
senatorial candidates This is because
the people view Congress and the Senate
as the real seat of political power and
decision making And they tended to
vote for congressional and senatorial
candidates based on issues and politics
The Mondale-Ferrar- o tie ket did not
present a clear viable alternative to
Reaganism They were not willing or
able to challenge Reagan on issues vital
to the people especially on nuclear dis-armame- nt
and negotiations For the
most part the Democratic machine
didn't work or vvoukhVt work And the
Republicans were able to label them as
the party of higher taxes an issue most
Americans were vitally concerned
about
Illusions vvill fade
The Election Day illusions and the
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image of a teflon-coate- d TV-creat- ed
president will fade very quickly as the
problems and crises become clear and
begin hurting The Reagan reality will
soon dispel ali illusions as he continues to
push his anti-lab- or pro-w- ar racist
policies
Many ideological questions emerged
during the election campaign For in-stan- ce
the Republicans were able to use
a new false patriotism that pushes ideas
about "America standing tali" The
Reagan camp was able to use racism by
inference by codewords and demagogy
They used fanatical and false religious
concepts as a cover for reactionary poli-cies
They used anti-lab- or concepts such
as "special interests" and "big labor"
They used the slander that welfare and
unemployment checks foodstamps
cheese Iines and ali government-relate- d
programs are taken advantage of by
"lazy freeloaders"
Long range effects
Possibly the two most important long-rang- e
effects of the elections are the em-ergen- ce
of the new independent people's
power blocs and the new image status
and influence of our Party
The movements of political in-depende- nce
— the trade union move-me- nt
the Rainbow Coalition peace
women's youth senior and farm move-ments
— ali worked along parallel Iines
during the election campaign These sec-to- rs
of the anti-Reag- an front mu st now
find ways to become a united force that
can determine the course of political
events in our country They can ifor-ganize- d
and united block the anti-peop- le
policies of the new Reagan administra-tio- n
They can become the decisive force
in a turnaround 1986 congressional elec-tion
They can become the nucleus of a
new people' s political party
Lofiario Nov 17
Winning numbers were 6 12
23 31 32 36 The bonus num-ber
was 16 AU six regular num-bers
vvere worth $116130460
but the winning combination
was not selected Any five of
the six regular numbers plus
the bonus number won $23576-8- 0
Any five regular numbers
won $157890 Any four regular
numbers won $3700 Any three
regular numbers won $5 Early
bird numbers vvere 9 17 32 38
Ali four numbers on a ticket
purchased by Vednesday won
$8050
Lotto 649 fcJov 17
VVinning numbers were 8 35
44 46 48 49 The bonus num- ber was 22 Ali six regular num- bers won $176800390 Any
five of the six regular numbers
plus the bonus number won
$11131870 Any five regular
numbers won $357170 Any four regular numbers won
$8940 Any three regular num-bers
won $10
Wintario Nov 22
The winning number for
$200000 was C865314 AH six
digits won $25000 the f irst 5 or
last 5 digits won $5000 the
first 4 or last 4 digits won $100
the first 3 or last 3 digits won
$10 Winning numbers for
$100000 were: C404044
A 108464 Cl 20529 Other prizes:
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CPUSA leader Gus Hall
Communist Party campaign
The second development that vvill
have long-rang- e effects is the Communist
election campaign The Party's message
not only reached but influenced millions
The tremendous impact of the Commu-nist
campaign and activities cannot be
measured by the number of votes But
even the vote is an indication of the effect
of the campaign on people's thinking
The Party's campaign influenced
people and voters on issues like the big
lie the new ultra-rig- ht and fascist
danger the need for publie takeover of
industries in structural crisis The Com-munist
candidates literature and rallies
educated people on the relationship bet-wee- n
corporate profits and class ex-ploitati- on
on profits and policies of ag-gression
and war on racism And al-thou- gh
socialism was not on the ballot
many people wanted to know about
socialism USA This campaign did much
toward popularizing Marxism and social-ism
USA
Reaganism blocked
Most important the movements of
political independence the components
that made up the anti-Reag- an front must
not lose sight of the fact that most of the
Congress and Senate seats are up for re-electi- on
in two years This can be a most
powerful factor in blocking the policies
of the Reagan administration Unity and
mass actions can determine the course of
political events
Won't Even Be
Asked Their Names
An amnesty has been an-nounc- ed
in Israel No not
for the thousands of im-prison- ed
Palestinians It is
for Israelis at large To be
more precise for those who
says Haim Erez Quarter-master-Gener- al
have pii --
fered "a large quantity of
$10000 — 500552 817263
$1000 — 44503 $100 — 6247
$50 — 0 1 3 3 6 8 in any
order $10 — 288 Win'fall —
84 Mystery Bonus — 068983
Pot ov Gold Nov 22 '
The winning number for
$125000 was 673878 Winning
numbers for $10000 were:
949119 612365 749259 980822
246582685910333654
Provincial Nov 23
The winning number for
$500000 vvas 3297277 The last
6 digits won $50000 last 5
digits won $1000 last 4 digits
won $100 last 3 digits won $25
last 2 digits won $10
equipment of ali kinds in-clud- ing
vveapons and am-munitio- ns"
Anyone who
returns vithin one month
what he has stolen from
arms dumps vvill not be
penalized vvill not even be
asked his name The $250
million worth of missing
merchandise includes not
only a vast quantity of
army clothing but also 45
light machine guns and
even seven self-propell- ed
missile launchers
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