Word: standings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...pieces of conventional wisdom had been stood on their heads. The first was that Barack Obama actually had a much better defined image with voters than John McCain did, especially on key attributes related to bringing about change in Washington: he had a 13-point advantage on "would stand up to special interests," a 12-point edge on whether he could "change partisan politics," a 26-point advantage on "would stand up for the middle class...
This is a guy who said, "The press corps is my base," and I think it was. He didn't get that he wasn't defined. You gotta be consistent. You gotta reinforce what you stand for. But through his campaign policies, McCain was reinforcing that he was more of the same. That "Miss Congeniality" line--what did that mean to voters? It didn't mean that he fundamentally disagreed with the ideology of George Bush...
...Barack Obama. "It's not because of the color of his skin--it's because of the change he will bring to America." Back when King was dreaming a father's dreams for his children, Brown lived in Mississippi. "I rode in buses when the blacks had to stand in the back. I drank at water fountains that said COLOREDS. You couldn't eat at the restaurants. You had to get your meals in a brown paper sack at the back door...
...There is no question as to which candidate is qualified to serve this great country. McCain is ready to stand up and fight for our country and our freedom. He won't just be present while looking cool and working on his next book deal. Sharon Peterson, Clinton Township, Mich...
Though Michael Crichton ’64 already cut an imposing figure at 6’9”, he still took an extra inch when possible to distinguish himself from the crowd.“Michael always liked to stand with his heels on the fireplace so that he could get up a couple more inches above everybody else,” said Joseph W. Esherick ’64, Crichton’s freshman year roommate.Though the pair differed in academic interests—Crichton studied physical anthropology and Esherick studied Chinese studies—Esherick said...