Word: cautiously
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Since 1980, exit polls have been the primary means of predicting election winners. But after the 2000 election, when exit polls caused the media to vacillate between calling Florida for President Bush, or for former Vice President Al Gore ’69, networks have been more cautious about declaring the winner based on only exit poll results...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Bush’s most devoted supporters were exuberant but cautious early this morning, relishing their candidate’s apparent victory but aware that legal challenges may be looming on the horizon...
...some remained cautious, especially as the news networks refrained from calling the election in Bush’s favor...
Lesser described the mood early in the evening as “cautious optimism.” “The spirits are upbeat,” he said...
...diversion from it. Kerry stresses the need to work within alliances; Bush has shown a propensity to act alone. The President speaks openly of using force to promote democracy in the Muslim world; Kerry's belief in power is tempered by a recognition of its limits. Kerry is cautious; Bush courts risk. "The only thing in common between these guys is Skull and Bones," says Kerry adviser Richard Holbrooke, referring to the secret society that Bush and Kerry belonged to at Yale...