Word: marginals
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.), a three-term veteran, bucked a statewide Democratic tide by easily defeating former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Javits's margin, however, was considerably smaller than in his victory six years ago over now New York City Council President Paul O'Dwyer...
...press time this morning, it appeared that 36 of the 50 states--and nine of the ten most populous ones--would have Democratic governors, the widest Democratic margin in governors since the 1930s...
Because of Watergate, many top-notch Republicans feared certain defeat and decided against challenging incumbent Democrats, and the polls show it. Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson was recently running 48 points ahead of his second-string Republican opponent, while Ohio Democrat John Glenn had a 50-point margin in his Senate race. Watergate has also turned off large Republican contributors, like Insurance Millionaire W. Clement Stone. He gave $2 million to Nixon in 1972; so far this year, he has given Republican candidates in Illinois only...
Coach George Ford's team moved into an Ivy tie with Brown last weekend by defeating Dartmouth 2-1 in Hanover and picked up a place in the N.E. soccer poll, advancing to sixth ahead of Williams which the Crimson downed Tuesday also by a 2-1 margin...
Most students perceive that expansion of the College could only have depressing effects on that availability of educational resources at Harvard. It is easy to see how they come to that observation: already the College--or, at least, some departments--seems to be operating on the margin. This semester, for instance, several History concentrators were denied junior tutorial--supposedly one of the most valuable educational experiences to be had here--for no other reason than lack of resources...