Word: truman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With President Clinton enjoying a 16-or-so-point lead in the polls, underdog Republican candidate Bob Dole turned to another legendary double-digit presidential straggler last week. "Like [Harry] Truman," Dole vowed, "I'm going to win a come-from-behind victory for President of the United States. You just wait and see." Gee, that sounds familiar...
...TRUMAN SOUND BITE "I don't care what the polls say. I'm going to take this case to the American people like Truman...
...TRUMAN SOUND BITE] "Harry Truman was a fighter, and so am I. My friends, this election is up for grabs...
...TRUMAN SOUND BITE] "Harry Truman marched here [in Chicago] before winning his big upset in 1948, just like the upset we're going to produce...
...TRUMAN SOUND BITE] "When I look at the public-opinion polls, I recall what Truman said about those polls and what he did to those polls...