Word: underdog
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...true underdog, Kline is not only an unknown political entity, he's not even on the ballot in the first election for this seat, a special election to complete Bill Emerson's term. Adding insult to electoral injury, the state's two G.O.P. Senators have endorsed Emerson's widow. Still, this prickly individualist, who refuses to divulge his birthplace and educational history because they "are not required by the Constitution," has built a platform around Christianity, a flat tax and prayer, which he will surely need in the second (general) election...
...native of Germany with first-hand experience of a state-run health-care system, he supports universal health care, wants defense-spending cuts and thinks gays should be allowed to serve in the military. But after losing to Marge Roukema by 52 points in 1994, Auer is an underdog, especially in this Republican district...
Rosenberger, co-founder of a Rochester investment-management firm, says he'll bring strong business principles to Washington. Jobs are created by motivated entrepreneurs, not government bureaucrats, he says, pushing the G.O.P. slogan, "tough on crime--easy on taxes." An underdog, Rosenberger hopes to topple incumbent Louise Slaughter with a "Washington values" label that's not loved in sensible Rochester...
...first two attempts. Proudly a die-hard liberal, she supports greater socialization of health care when most pols seek cuts. Vollmer gets little media attention in this Republican-leaning district and no money from the national party, but she soldiers on, styling herself, appropriately, as a defender of the underdog...
...Underdog status never bothered Tauscher. The first in her family to attend college, she also became one of the first women to work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in 1975. In California, after giving birth to a baby with respiratory ailments and a dislocated hip, she started a successful day-care-registry company. A moderate, Tauscher will have to win some crossover votes in this district where Republicans have a 3% voter-registration edge...