European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Randy Lamott a car Comer Page 13 q re catchers on the Border stripes Magazine d pro basketball results Page 17 author died unofficial fuhlic1tion Foi vol. 45, no. 203 Friday november 7, 19b8 Ouw a armed forces ds693a Reagan revolution rejected Economy defense Are Fop factors new York not the nation rebuffed Percsi Dent Reagan on tuesday turning its Back on his vision of a political revolution because he was unable to convince a majority of voters that the democratic party would wreck the Economy and prove Loo pliant on questions of National Security. Those were the themes that the president sounded again and again As he visited 22 Stales in an attempt to assure continuing Republican control of the Senate and perhaps to Gam a Lew seats in the House of representatives for his party. But the final results of a new election analysis York times lbs poll of thousands of voters just after they cast their ballots showed thai he failed to put his Case across and indeed that the democrats were Able to recover much of the tactical ground they lost in recent years. There was agreement in both parties that the democrats had opened new opportunities for themselves in the 1988 presidential Campaign. Now said Peter Hart the democratic poll taker the question is whether the party can find some Good new tunes to  the problem i guess said a leading Republican strategist who asked not to be identified r was that the president set no new Agenda for this Campaign and the voters got tired of hearing him Campaign against Jimmy Carter  As expected those who found the Economy very Good voted heavily Republican and those who found it fairly bad or very bad voted heavily democratic. Bui those who found it fairly Good a majority of voters split More or less  one out of every three voters polled cited the Economy As the most important Factor. Among these voters democrats won 49 percent and the republicans Only 45 percent. Among those who called the National defense and arms control the key consideration in their vote for the House the democrats came out even with republicans 4b percent 0 47 percent. Even among those who agreed with the president s Tough position at his meet ing in Iceland with Mikhail s. Gorbachev the soviet Leader a sizable minority 41 percent voted demo  was Strong evidence in the poll that Reagan s campaigning which  harshly partisan caused a backlash against the republicans. About one person in seven said he or she look Reagan policies into account in voting and almost Ihrck quarters of them cast democratic . George Mitchell of Maine chairman of the democratic senatorial Campaign committee suggested that the republicans overwhelming emphasis on president Reajean in the final weeks had the effector trivializing their Campaign making it appear that their candidates could t stand on their  for some years no the democrats have been struggling with their image attempting to convince continued on Page 24 Waite has f lost Hope Force ease of hosta 11nickj Wiesbaden Germany anglican Church envoy Terry Waite said Webb a he remains cautiously optimistic despite an Ament Snag in efforts to win Freedom for american pages in Lebanon. It is my intention to leave Germany tern1 Watte Spaks in London ule wednesday. And i shall not be returning Tedia Lely to  shall be hopefully dipping out of the pub Lic s View and resuming Pacl with people in Leb anon he said. When Piave been Able to resume these contacts  i need that May mean a return to Beirut itself would be very much on the pm Waite my nhe comments in a news conference near Therpe Baden air Force regional medical nere released hostage David Jacobsen was ing medical testing. Church mediator cautioned against viewing i his return to toe Middle East As a setback in thebe nations. That is not to be interpreted that myi Mion has run into the ground. This is very Lyric Malthe whole process where you look for Wania  comes out and you Stepbach again and lbt t Don t think it s disappoint ing Waite said  How soon to Ges Terry Anderson and Tom Sutherland  Waite said would certainly Hope it to Jmc within  however he expressed ilog that the two americans were not released sky when Jacob sen was set free in Weil Beirut a frankly. I wish it had been differ Bill wish we e said., cautiously optimistic he added. But very the rumours and misinformation circulating t last Days Haven t helped. This kind of Misini lion is dangerous because it is a further risk to i lives in  Are a lot of people trying to Moke political use of the negotiations trying to sabotage and mus Cle in on the Effort for reasons Only they know. See Watte on Page 24 Washington Ain t seen no than yet says Reagan. Not finished Reagan says Washington a president Reagan acknowledging the election did not provide the outcome he sought asked his staff to suck with him in the Twilight of his presidency to Complete the revolution that we have so Well  a subdued but characteristically upbeat speech to White House aides a Day after his Campaign