Word: grundyism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fight," Duff had said, "is between high-button-shoe reactionaries and the advocates of progressive government." Grundyism, trumpeted Duff, meant "government by a few, for a few, at the expense of the public." Grundymen retorted bitterly that Duff was a "me-too" spendthrift, viewed with alarm the millions he had added to the state's budget for welfare services, pointed out that Harry Truman himself had facetiously invited him to become a Democrat...
...that the county chairmen supporting Fine represented less than half of the Republican vote. They hinted darkly that if they lost the primary, they would undercut Duff at election time when he would run against Fair Dealing Senator Francis Myers. Duff accepted the challenge. Said he: "We will defeat Grundyism in the primary or the Democrats will defeat it in November...