Word: tactic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stated that if the aggression is allowed to "stand," it will invite more such outrages around the world and give Saddam an unacceptable degree of control over the lifeblood of the world economy. (To denigrate the importance of oil with talk of "cheap gas" is itself a cheap debating tactic.) From the very day of the invasion, the explicit objective of U.S. policy has been not just deterrence of further Iraqi expansion but also the rollback of Iraq from Kuwait...
This crude tactic affronted voters of all faiths. It also drowned out Boschwitz's attack on Wellstone's expensive proposals for a national health- care scheme and other ambitious programs. The result was a 51%-49% vote for the outsider destined to star in the Senate's left wing. Says Wellstone's campaign manager, Sam Kaplan: "He'll be in Jesse Helms' face all the time...
Towards the end of the regatta, Bowers attacked the sixth-place Yale boat in a last-ditch effort to finish ahead of it. With no other chance at winning, the A-division boat succeeded in outsailing the Yale boat. However, this tactic cost Harvard in the long run, as Bowers' boat fell to third place overall due to its 15th-place finish...
Though the unedifying Williams-Richards race has set this year's standard for low-blow electioneering, questioning an opponent's honesty is a favorite tactic in states far more genteel. One reason: knocking a rival's character is easier -- and more fun -- than taking stands on complex issues that might alienate some voters. Another: it can differentiate a candidate from a foe in races where there are few significant policy disagreements. Says Bob Stein, a Rice University political scientist: "Who can explain school finance to voters in a TV ad or even a special program? The issues have become...
...favorite gambit of challengers is to call for new blood. In Oregon, for example, Democratic businessman Harry Lonsdale is trying to topple Senator Mark Hatfield by arguing that "most of our elected officials have been in Washington too long." This tactic dovetails with the widening effort to limit the service of lawmakers at both the state and federal level. Last month Oklahoma voters approved a measure that will restrict state legislators to a maximum of 12 years in office. Californians will have their choice of ballot initiatives next month to do the same thing; public-opinion polls show overwhelming approval...