Word: affords
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Regardless, Romney is the only candidate who can, literally, afford to keep going even if he loses these early contests. His appeal to Republican voters is largely based on his success as a businessman; his staffers frequently call their spending in early states an "investment." Told that Romney advisers were saying that the race really started tonight, McCain supporter Lindsey Graham - in the midst of a victory toast - laughed and questioned whether Romney can really run on that reputation any more: "It must really be bad to spend $10 million dollars on a race" - as Romney did in Iowa...
...things Clinton learned from her defeat in Iowa, those around her say, is that her emphasis on experience and readiness was missing its mark. Her speech Tuesday night was less about her and more about the voters: the ones who have lost their mortgages, who can't afford health care and can't get student loans. "Too many have been invisible for too long," she said. "Well, you are not invisible to me." Where she had begun the race declaring she was "in it to win," you could almost hear the gears grinding toward a new message as Clinton shifted...
...make the difficult decisions and sacrifices to begin to really solve the major issues we face. How do we get out of Iraq? How do we mitigate the effects of global warming? How do we repair our image in the world? How do we make sure Americans can afford healthcare? How do we prepare our school system and economy for the flat world, especially as China rises in power...
...changed; today the textile mills of the South are gone, outsourced to Asia, and replaced on the landscape by Wal-Mart Supercenters—stores that sell second-rate merchandise and treat their employees like cattle, yet remain in business anyway because so many Americans can’t afford to shop anywhere else. In too many places today, there are no good jobs and no signs of change; in too many places the American Dream is starting to look more like a mirage. Understandably, this situation makes a man like Senator Edwards upset...
There'll be only two winners on caucus night - but nobody can afford to sound like a loser. After months, and in some cases years, of begging Iowans for their support, the candidates will finally get some real results tonight. And what they say about the outcome can define or derail the rest of their campaign...