Word: attraction
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...runoff election which prohibits write-ins would probably result in a Callaway victory. He led Maddox slightly in the general election, and he would attract the majority of Arnall's moderate votes...
...places, the town-meeting style of democracy has long since gone the way of the cucking stool. Its heritage is the referendum, an instant, pain less substitute that leaves discussion of controversial issues to the press and their resolution to the curtained conscience of the voter. Sometimes the issues attract as much attention as the candidates, but more often they are so trivial-or so confusing-that they should never have been put on the ballot at all. Last week's election had a few of both kinds...
Ironically, what attracts the tourists is less the legend than the extravagant display. The name of Marion Davies, the good-natured ex-chorine who played hostess at San Simeon to a list of greats that included Winston Churchill, Calvin Coolidge, Bill Tilden and Garbo, is rarely mentioned. Hearst's private study, the seat from which he directed his empire, and the radio shack equipped with a radio-control tower and a complete switchboard through which he transmitted his orders, attract only passing interest. What delights the curiosity seekers are the same things that enthralled the Chief...
There were other less ideological, but still very important reasons to protest. Harvard, over the last two years, has been a frustrating place for SDS. The organization has never been able to achieve a truly wide impact; no issue has seemed clear-cut enough to attract strong, long-term support. SDS members complain about the apathy of the average Harvard student. They often yearn for something closer to a Berkeley. The Harvard student body doesn't seem to get stirred up, and the Harvard administration is difficult to offend...
...there is little chance of them entering a state-wide election. With a large number of votes from a state-wide electorate Roosevelt would have tremendous bargaining power. If he doesn't convince the Democrats to take him back -- his campaign has naturally enraged many who fear he might attract potential O'Connor supporters -- he could run in the primary which he helped create and with a fair chance of success...