Word: litmus
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Mazzoli called it a “shame” that he could never be elected U.S. President on a Democratic ticket because he would fail the pro-choice “litmus test.” Michelman said, “If I had my druthers, abortion would not be in the political realm...
...though District of Columbia voters will beat New Hampshire voters to the polls this January—thanks to their new primary date of the first Tuesday in January—the New Hampshire primary is still being viewed as the first litmus test of this primary season...
Reclining, shoe-less on a couch following his speech, the man introduced as “tenacious, unquenching, tough” declared that he does believe or rely on issue-based litmus tests. Schumer noted earlier that he has approved 148 of the 159 Bush nominees for the Federal bench...
Sports are a national pastime—and a litmus test—revealing cultural trends in America according to a cultural critic who spoke at the Barker Center last night...
...views on the death penalty are not known to the governor. I can assure you that there was no litmus test,” he said...