Word: cumbent
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Bombshells. To be sure, Goldwater began with a disadvantage. He had to run against peace, prosperity and an in cumbent President who, many thought, probably deserved a full term of his own. Thus, from the very start, Goldwater was told by the pollsters that he had little chance of winning. He ob viously felt that he would have to drop bombshells if he were to make a decent showing. Bombshells he dropped -and some exploded in his face...