Word: bandwagoners
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...mortified by what is happening right now," muttered Daniel Lipian, 24, the chairman of the Ohio College Republicans, and one of the dozens of young people who had booed throughout McCain's speech. "I respectfully disagree with jumping on the bandwagon of someone who has a consistent record of going against the grain of our party." But Lipian also knew that his boos were no match for a Republican Party that has been trained for decades to hate Democrats, not their own, and put aside their differences to come together for the good of the party. In the conference...
...eloquent members of the Harvard community in attendance into a raving pack of grunting and shouting Neanderthals. The crowd assembled in the Kirkland basement was probably pretty representative of any group of Harvard students who watched the Super Bowl last night. The majority were New England fans, lifelong and bandwagon alike, with a sprinkling of true Giants fans supplemented by a sizeable amount of Patriots-haters and a decent portion of those just there to watch the game because, well, that’s what one does on Super Bowl Sunday. Supporters of both teams exhausted themselves and their vocal...
...music industry, hoping to find another revenue source that doesn't easily lend itself to illegal downloads, has happily jumped on the bandwagon. Contemporary artists like the Killers and Ryan Adams have begun issuing their new releases on vinyl in addition to the CD and MP3 formats. As an extra lure, many labels are including coupons for free audio downloads with their vinyl albums so that Generation Y music fans can get the best of both worlds: high-quality sound at home and iPod portability for the road. Also, vinyl's different shapes (hearts, triangles) and eye-catching designs (bright...
...momentum has swung to McCain. Campaign insiders found their phones ringing merrily on Wednesday morning as donors hustled to hop on the latest bandwagon. "We're ready to schedule as many fund raisers in one week as we've had in the rest of the year put together," said Ryan Ballard, a national co-chair of McCain's money team. "I haven't had enough time to answer all the calls I'm getting - from Romney people, mostly, but even from Giuliani people looking over their shoulders and hedging their bets...
CONTEXT The alternative-fuel boom has caused a leap in demand for corn. In turn, many farmers looking to jump on the biofuel bandwagon have abandoned staples like barley and hops in favor of energy crops. Exacerbating the trend: last year's droughts, floods and unusual temperatures...