Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When Seton, a conservative, ran a successful ticket with staunch progressive Redmond last year, it became clear to many candidates that they would have to wed progressive inclinations with a student services platform if they wanted...
Many candidates may try to follow Seton and Redmond's cue and "balance their ticket"--choosing a running-mate who can appeal to constituencies they could not win over alone...
...That, indeed, would be a neat solution. No delicate categories to demarcate, no slippery slopes to get tripped up on and none of the moral ambiguity. No Smithsonian perhaps, and no safeguarding of the nation's cultural heritage either; working class families might even have to pay discomfittingly higher ticket prices in private galleries...
...about 15 bucks to go out to the movies, you're probably not looking for any surprises. You wouldn't want to find a tangle of hair in your popcorn, you wouldn't expect a fly in your drink and you'd certainly hope the feature was worth the ticket and your time. If you're looking for a little nookie with that cutie two seats down...well, that might be a little much to ask. So why are you making that idiotic pass during the closing credits? It goes to show that we all need a little...
While Ventura first stole the spotlight as a populist icon, he was catapulted to greater prominence earlier this month when Patrick J. Buchanan threatened to quit the Republican Party and run for president on the Reform Party's presidential ticket...