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...hope doesn't win elections, and Anderson must break through somewhere, and soon. Anderson is aiming to melt the party lines into the coalition that he needs. If not, he'll wear the "likable loser" back to Rockford, Illinois, before the winter turns to spring...
...death-wish of American progressives cannot be underestimated; liberals love an honest loser. And by the same token, liberals all too often see reformers where none exist--witness Jimmy Carter, who teased with promises of reform, only to cast them off somewhere along his celebrated Inauguration Day walk to the White House. Anderson lacks the cynicism to distort his record; the press has done it for him. If the triumphant political product of 1980 turns out to be John Anderson, the package should be clearly marked...
Going into that winner-take-all and loser-go-home-crying event, the score was virtually tied, with Yale up by two meaningless points, 63-61. Coming out of the race, the Crimson still had 61 points, but Yale had 70, and the meet was over...
Freshman Harrison, the only Crimson loser, felt till before the Dartmouth match. Harrison took the court against the Big Green, but could not play a full capacity...
...that agency's prestige had never been lower. Ambassador to the U.N. when that body, for the first time, refused to heed U.S. pleas that Taiwan be allowed to remain a member. Chairman of the Republican National Committee when the disgraced Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. Two-time loser as a candidate for the U.S. Senate. A drab, colorless speaker and humble, almost faceless, campaigner...