A small group of Harvard College Democrats exchanged election season worries with Maxine Isaacs, former press secretary and deputy campaign manager for Walter F. Mondale, at an informal dinner last night.
Members of the Democrats praised the policy expertise of Al Gore '69, the Democratic nominee, but said they were concerned that people would vote for George W. Bush, the Republican nominee, on the basis of personality.
The group seemed frustrated by the closeness of the race.
"People are just believing claims without any sort of evidence," said Theresa M. House '04.
Isaacs attributed this to voters basing their decisions more on personality than on issues.
"If people are just talking on their own about politics they'll talk about politicians and people. Most people use issues as a surrogate for other things," she said.
Isaacs, a life-long Democrat, currently commutes from her home in Washington D.C. to teach a course on the 2000 presidential election at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.
"This is a fabulous election," said Isaacs, who said she enjoys "teach[ing] things as they're going on."
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