Word: contestation
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Race to the End I think the current race is the best, most riveting election campaign I have witnessed as an adult [May 5]. I'm 56. Never before have I seen a primary campaign come down to the wire like this year's Democratic contest. Back in January I was hoping for the same thing on the Republican side. Sure, hard-fought contests are bruising for all concerned, but I believe the nation will be better off next January because of the election fights that took place this year. Now if only we could shorten the campaign season. Dave...
...anyway, that arrangement's OK. Because the fact is, despite all the bluster about missile defense this past weekend, if it comes down to a question of who we trust less - the Americans or the Russians - well, that's no contest. Do svedanya, Mr. Medvedev...
...other words, Puerto Rico's June 1 Democratic primary is the kind of contest that Hillary Clinton's campaign would dismiss as meaningless if Barack Obama were favored to win it. But Clinton is favored to win it easily, so she's casting it as an important test of strength among Hispanic voters, and she campaigned there this past holiday weekend. There will actually be 55 delegates at stake, more than in most state primaries, so it won't be meaningless. And it will be unique, because Puerto Rican politics always are. "Politics is our national pastime," says Miguel Lausell...
...past when asked about his health, McCain has said that he expects his performance on the stump to determine how much his age becomes a factor in the coming contest, where he is likely to be matched against Barack Obama, who at 46 is young enough to be McCain's son. (Obama has planned his own medical release for next week...
...Westminster palace coup is by no means an easy feat, nor a likely one. Complex Labour Party rules and regulations specify that a leadership contest can only happen if the Prime Minister quits or is challenged. There is no indication that Brown is ready to quit. A successful challenger would need the backing of 20% of Labour MPs (at least 71 on current standings). That is a hard number to attain even in the current climate. And even if a challenger emerged, it would fall to the Labour Party Conference in the autumn to decide, by a public vote...