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War and peace shape 1984 campaign dynamics
In a Philadelphia focus, voters weigh nuclear risk and Middle East conflicts as defining issues. The piece outlines shifts from post Vietnam sentiment to assertive foreign policy, highlighting public ambivalence about war and strength, the Beirut crisis, Reagan’s stance, and polling patterns shaping the New Hampshire primary.
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Doyle McManus
Los Angeles Times
Philadelphia
Gallup
Middle East
Central America
U.S
Southeast Asia
Lebanon
Honduras
America
Soviet Union
United States
China
Iran
Vietnam
Tehran
Afghanistan
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Freda Lecach
Reagan
Ralph Seifer
el Salvador
Richard P. Scammon
Elections Research Center
Washington
Beirut
Grenada
U.S.S.R
Congress
New Hampshire