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Article: In Iowa, Bradley's Style Leaves Some Cold; Lofty but Awkward Approach Is Perceived as Arrogance
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- January 13, 2000
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Bill Bradley had been greeting strikers on a picket line at a box-
making plant here for about half an hour when one of the organizers
finally offered him a picket sign--an inviting prop for most
Democratic politicians who, like Bradley, need help from labor.
Bradley declined the sign, mumbling placidly, "I'm fine."
Clutching a souvenir commemorating the contract talks, he added, "I
have the T-shirt."
It was an awkward moment, and it was suggestive: The former New
Jersey senator, who hopes to give Vice President Gore a scare in the
Iowa caucuses 12 days from now, appears to be struggling to connect
with voters at a particularly crucial juncture of the presidential