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...minimum of humbug," while the voters were "listening rather closely, asking serious questions and getting serious answers." Nevertheless, the issues were not defined as clearly as they will be in the shakedown process of later primaries. Boston Bureau Chief Sandra Burton saw the nation's "quirkiest, contrariest and most stubbornly individualistic voters" making their choices mainly on the basis of personality and character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAMPAIGN: On to the Showdown in Florida | 3/8/1976 | See Source »

...said Mr. Hannegan. 'He is the contrariest Missouri mule I have ever dealt with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A Little Touch of Harry | 1/8/1973 | See Source »

...citizens and taxpayers and that they should have an inside track to the construction contracts. I told them that the contracts would be let to the lowest bidders wherever they came from* . . . T. J. turned to his friends and said 'I told you that he's the contrariest man in the county. Get out of here.' When they were gone, he said to me: 'You carry out your commitment to the voters.' I did just that . . . Pendergast was always a man of his word with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Wonderful Wastebasket | 3/24/1952 | See Source »

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