Word: hruska
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...late-return Senate contests, Alaska's incumbent Republican Ted Stevens scored an impressive 3-to-2 victory over the Democratic challenger Wendell Kay. And in Nebraska, the entrenched Republican, Roman Hruska-a heavy pre-election favorite-eked out a win against his opponent with 52 per cent of the vote...
...hottest and dirtiest Senate races, liberal Democratic Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana held an inclusive lead over reactionary Republican Richard Roudebush at 3 a.m. Democrat Frank Morrison may have possibly achieved an upset win over Republican Senator Roman Hruska in Nebraska...
...obfuscated the issue, bringing his candor into question. Critics pointed out that his decisions had frequently been reversed on appeal; there was little to be said in rebuttal. Some of the nation's leading legal scholars and practicing lawyers questioned his judicial skills. On top of that, Senator Roman Hruska argued in Carswell's defense that mediocrity should perhaps be represented on the court...
...confident not only of pinning down the tie vote but also of scratching out one more anti-Carswell ballot. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield agreed to call for a vote on the nomination immediately after the recommittal move lost. The motion required unanimous approval. A perplexed and wary Hruska, floor-managing the Carswell drive, objected...
...Administration strategists quickly assembled in Hruska's office right after the recommittal vote to reassess the situation. They looked at that eight-vote margin and compared notes on which pro-Carswell Senators they might lose. To their consternation, they detected the same potential slippage that Bayh and Brooke had sniffed: the possible loss of Republicans Packwood, Fong and Percy, plus Democrat Dodd. That would not be fatal, since Vice President Agnew would break the tie in the Administration's favor, but it was highly dangerous. "We knew then that we were in trouble," one strategist recalls. The White House...