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Commoner also has an argument ready for those who would accuse him of being a "spoiler" in the presidential race--that is, of drawing votes away from the Democratic party and thus guaranteeing a Reagan win. Suppose you are a voter concerned about growing militarism in the world, he says. Suppose you cast your vote for Carter because you have weighed the risks and decided that Carter would be a bit less likely to get America involved in a war. Well, says Commoner, that may be the case (though he doesn't see that much difference between Carter and Reagan...
...cause as hopeless on Election Day and cast their ballots for the Democratic or Republican nominee. Anderson is well aware of the discouraging history of third-party and independent candidacies. He has resolved that he will drop out by fall, if his candidacy seems to be turning into a "spoiler" operation, in which his campaign becomes only a nuisance to the established candidates...
Said Ford: "I don't want to create the impression that I'm a spoiler. The last thing I want to do is to tear apart the chance of a Republican victory. That's a worry...
...Mark Fusco high-stick at 18:31 put the icemen down a man and Ray Casey capitalized with the spoiler with only 39 seconds left in the game...
Always the city of prolific pitchers--even if the Indians' management trades them away before they blossom--Cleveland is the American League East's spoiler. The cellar team that comes to town and leaves it dirty, snapping triumph from the jaws of sure defeat. Ask the Red Sox. They've been frustrated by the Cleveland Indians since any Boston fan can remember...