Word: electioneer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Only a few British Laborites found a grain of comfort in what they heard from the U.S. They thought that there was political capital to be made from the crisis, even suggested the possibility of a quick general election this November. Explained one Labor M.P.: "A bit of American stonewalling...
As the young (27) editor of the Memphis Press, Leech wrote a fiery editorial ("The Shame of It All") blasting Boss Crump's political machine, and accusing local judges of whitewashing Crump election frauds. Sentenced to ten days for contempt of court, Leech was escorted to jail by a...
Election day was warm and sunny. Near polling booths in bars and cafes beer flowed as on a special holiday. High on the Zugspitze vacationers took time to vote, and from Baltic beaches bathers ambled inland to cast their ballots. "It does not really make much difference who wins," said...
...really know what we are voting for. All the politicians talk about is what is wrong with the other parties and with the Allies. No one tells us how his party can end unemployment, how he can get us houses." The Germans were quick to pick up electioneering tricks. Outside one polling place well-scrubbed German moppets happily clutched colored balloons proclaiming, "Vote for the Socialist Party." Explained one little girl: "Some kind gentleman came up and gave them...
Konrad Adenauer would be the new German Republic's first Chancellor. He will probably form a government next month in coalition with the Free Democrats; whether the Socialists would enter the coalition remained doubtful. As he viewed his victory Adenauer might feel some discomfort in the fact that just...