Word: contestation
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...really can't have a divided convention. If we do, it's going to be very hard to heal the party afterward.' HOWARD DEAN, Democratic Party chairman, saying either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama should drop out of the nomination contest after the June primaries to unify the party...
...doing away with winner-take-all primaries, the new rules prevented a front runner from wrapping up the nomination with a handful of wins in big, delegate-rich states. Underdog candidates could stay alive through the primaries, and perhaps even win the nomination, by collecting delegates in every contest, whether they won it or not. It would be two decades before an underdog turned front runner named Barack Obama would take full advantage of those rules. If Clinton's victories in big states like New York, California, Pennsylvania and Ohio had been winner-take-all, she would be the nominee...
...really can't have a divided convention. If we do, it's going to be very hard to heal the party afterward.' HOWARD DEAN, Democratic Party chairman, saying either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama should drop out of the nomination contest after the June primaries to unify the party...
...acquired the resources and manpower to make this a national approach.”A (NON)TRIVIAL PURSUITInterfaith Awareness Week concluded with teams gathering in the Adams Lower Common Room to test attendees’ knowledge of other religious faiths in the form of a team trivia contest. Prior to the event, each co-sponsoring group submitted 10 questions concerning the major beliefs, people, holidays, and scriptures of their religion. No student was allowed to answer a question concerning his or her own religion.“I was very pleasantly surprised by how many facts—some obscure?...
...second varsity boat fell to the Midshipmen but handily defeated Georgetown in its race. The crew started off strong, only losing one seat to the Midshipmen. Though the Crimson was down throughout the race, the contest remained tight until the end, as Harvard always remained within striking distance of the Navy crew...