Word: dampen
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...happily that registration and voter interest were way up this year. I'm glad to hear it, but after South Carolina on Saturday (and despite the McCain comeback in Michigan), I'm concerned that the negative campaigning which won Tex. Gov. George W. Bush the South Carolina primary will dampen the enthusiasm of the electorate as the months wear on, or worse, convince people registering to vote for the wrong person because of misleading ads and dirty tricks...
...negative campaigning probably won't dampen enthusiasm enough by March 7 to lower voter turn-out in Massachusetts and ruin Secretary Galvin's morning bagel. But in the long run, as the March madness of the primaries rolls into the summer and fall of the general election, I hope we won't continue to need an instant replay to see who fouled whom first but rather just be able to keep score on the issues...
...clouds drained on New England this weekend, but the white stuff did not dampen the spirit at this weekend's Williams Carnival...
...Greenspan dampen spending? Raise rates until stocks fall, chipping away at the country's wealth? That isn't much of a legacy...