Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...little light showed between Nixon and Humphrey on Viet Nam, it is unlikely that the war played a large part in the presidential vote-or, for that matter, in the congressional races. The bombing suspension and the prospect of more significant negotiations may well have helped Humphrey's momentum in the campaign's last days. On the other hand, Nixon's promise of a new team unfettered by the outgoing Administration's war policies undoubtedly attracted many votes. Wallace's stated intention to turn the war over to the Joint Chiefs of Staff...
McCarthy's first priority was to have been the reform of the Democratic Party -a cause that would have gained considerably more momentum if there had been no bombing halt and if Humphrey's defeat had been worse. As it turned out, the cause lost some of its urgency; McCarthy, instead of being a major voice for reform, became more than ever a voice crying out in a wilderness of his own making. He will undoubtedly retain much emotional appeal for his followers, but inside the Democratic Party his real power-always limited-to work change is greatly...
...stride lead going up Van cortland Park's legendary Cemetery Hill. But Hardin kept the pressure on. Moving well over the crest of the hill and down the back side to open up a ten yard lead by the final flat stretch. He managed to maintain his momentum over the final 600 yards as his long-time Eli rival faded rapidly. Hardin's final margin of victory, a convincing eighteen seconds, belied the closeness of the battle...
...message across during those early months we're given the message--the old Humphrey record--once again. There's some idle chatter about the year 2000 so we won't mind looking back so often, and all the self-deprecation helps build the ethos of an underdog, gaining momentum all the time, winning this damn election against the longest of odds...
...voluntarily relinquish the circus atmosphere is ... more mature," he added. The idea is to move on to other action before the momentum of the sanctuary is dissipated...