Word: romneys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Facing what many observers said was his closest race ever, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 used his clout and his last name to handily defeat political newcomer W. Mitt Romney last night...
...weeks ago, after an easy primary, Romney was dead even with Kennedy, and the race had attracted national attention. The Republican party, soaring with the strong showing of GOP entrepreneur Romney, focused its fundraising on the race in an effort to defeat the liberal stalwart...
...soon as the race tightened, Kennedy began to slowly put on his fighting gloves, and that was all it took to expose Romney's glass chin...
...Kennedy made a decision and his staff made a decision at the time of the primary that they were going to go very hard against Mitt Romney and significantly raise questions about aspects of his business dealings," said Paul Watanabe, a political science professor at UMass-Boston...
...Romney campaign] was both surprised and unprepared for the fact that someone would raise serious questions about his business back-ground that they thought was wholly positive," Watanabe said...