Word: spoiler
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Thus Anderson appears to have become just what he has always vowed he would not be-a "spoiler" who would siphon off enough votes to alter what would have been the outcome if Carter and Reagan had squared off alone. The Congressman briskly rejects this analysis. Last week he told TIME that if he does fail, he expects Reagan to win-but not because of any result of his own candidacy. Said he: "I just will not accept the idea that I am going to be responsible for Reagan's winning. Carter is losing votes because of Carter, because...
...Couldn't you avoid accusations of being the spoiler by getting out of the race...
...elect Reagan, Anderson shot back: "I don't want on my conscience the re-election of a President who has given us 8 million unemployed and a core inflation rate of 10%." Neither of his opponents, complained Anderson, is a bar gain. "People talk about being a spoiler. What's to spoil...
...This year," Cooper says, "has been something of a disappointment. We had hoped to be in the race at this point, and we're not." Fifth-place teams don't get much media exposure, and the Brewers don't even get the chance to play spoiler. They have finished their season series with division rivals Baltimore, Boston and New York, and are playing out the string against Seattle, Minnesota, California and Oakland; not games the networks are itching to televise...
...Anderson to be scoring only 10% or less by election time, still high enough to tip some states-possibly New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania-into Reagan's column and perhaps give him the election. From the beginning, Anderson pledged that he was not entering the race to be a "spoiler." But, barring an unforeseen change, that is the role he seems destined to play...