Word: dominoed
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...opera. Even after he went for politics, friends say they expected him to be a thinktank policy guru or a professor of political science--a job Keyes says he may eventually consider--rather than a presidential sideshow. Die-hard Keyes supporters--as such people always do--have an intricate, domino theory detailing a Keyes win: Bauer, Hatch and Forbes will drop out, and their supporters will turn to Keyes to form a solid conservative block. Then, once Bush's supporters see a conservative candidate with a substantial following, they'll question whether Bush is such a foregone conclusion and move...
...McCain laid this path well in advance. Nearly half a year ago the Arizona senator decided not to campaign in Iowa and instead focus full-force on appealing to the more moderate voters of New Hampshire. A victory in the Granite State, he reasoned, would set in motion a domino effect leading to the Republican presidential nomination. Well, the first part of the plan has worked, with the polls giving McCain a surprisingly comfortable win over George W. Bush in Tuesday's New Hampshire. McCain took every major voting block in the party, including conservatives, moderates and devout Christians...