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Even so, many people still had their doubts. Brown, a loser in six straight games before facing the Crimson, did not exactly provide an accurate measuring stick of Crone's ability to perform well under pressure. Yovicsin, too, was unconvinced...
Even so, some generalizations can be made about the price of office: the average cost in a House race is $40,000 to $70,000 for winner and loser alike. The battle for a Senate seat in a major state comes to an average $1,500,000 per candidate. A would-be Governor in a populous state must be prepared to spend at least $1,000,000 to win the statehouse. These huge sums, despite the traditional claim of politicians that every dollar came in crumpled bills from the man on the street, are raised from the wealthy...
...G.O.P. says) to retain his seat. His G.O.P. challenger, John S. Wold, aided by a fund-raising dinner that featured Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, put $150,000 to $250,000 into his campaign. The gubernatorial race was cheap compared with other states: Democrat John Rooney, the loser, spent $15,000; winning Republican Stanley Hathaway outspent Rooney by 100%a total of $30,000. Teno Roncalio sank $29,000 into his successful race for the House, some of it in long-term loans; G.O.P. Candidate Harry Roberts spent $50,000 (the G.O.P. says) to $90,000 (the Democrats...
John Mitchell's Justice Department has been considered a sanctuary for Republicans who got their jobs after failing to win political elections. This was true of Assistant Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, loser in a 1968 Senate race against Indiana's Birch Bayh. But Ruckelshaus proved to be a winner in the department, where he soon became one of its ablest young (38) voices of moderation. Last spring he persuaded Mitchell to permit a massive antiwar rally near the White House; he even got his boss to make speeches extolling peaceful protest. Now President Nixon has nominated Ruckelshaus...
...Game. With both teams undefeated, the cards were on the table so to speak, and with the pregame psychology, there was no need for any pep talks. I was particularly "up" because of the boast of the Harvard defense it was going to make a loser out of me for the first time. After three-and-a-half quarters of play, I think everyone realized Yale had the stronger team. However, it is the mark of a great team that will not quit. Not much had been going right for Harvard until the final two minutes when the momentum changed...