Word: defeatism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hampshire's inability to establish a clear front-runner means the Republican party must struggle over the next several weeks to define its platform and unite GOP supporters in its quest to defeat President Clinton in November...
Brown said she is leaning toward supporting Alexander because only he can defeat Clinton...
...discipline make me look good." Plus, says a grateful Dal Col, Forbes carries his own bags. Dal Col and Reed know that ultimately they are only as good as their candidates, and they take solace in the campaign manager's consolation: Victory is always ascribed to the manager, but defeat is chalked up to a lousy candidate...
Harvard would do well to follow Cornell's example. Granted, the Crimson has been injured, but throughout the season, it has lacked the tenacity that a team like Cornell showed last night or that Vermont displayed when it came from two goals down to defeat Harvard in overtime in January...
After a devastating defeat in the Louisiana primary and a fifth-place finish in Iowa, Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Tex.) is calling it quits, leaving his supporters looking for a new candidate to back among the eight remaining GOP presidential contenders...