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Starting out as the underdog, Church outcampaigned Carter in the state by 13 days to one and outspent him by $135,000 to $45,000. Moreover, Udall made a deal with Church not to campaign in Nebraska to keep the anti-Carter vote from splitting. Even so, Church was flabbergasted by the skinny 39-38% win. In his victory speech in Omaha, he effusively thanked the people of Nevada, until Wife Bethine urgently whispered, "Nebraska." Carter played down the importance of the loss ("I can't win 'em all") and stepped up his campaign for this week...
...ECAC semifinal contest. I was burned on the UNH prediction and goalie Brian Petrovek told me the team would be "happy to burn me again." Good strategy. But a renewed sense of spirit and optimism (not to mention the death threats) has caused me to go with the Underdog. Harvard...
...been six years since the Harvard hockey team has gone into the ECAC Division I hockey tournament as an underdog...
...race in both parties is wide open. President Ford, despite the advantages of incumbency, is generally considered the underdog by a slim margin to Reagan, who has never had to act on issues transcending the borders of California. Yet canvassers report that half of the Republicans and independents whom they reach have not made up their minds. Indecision runs even higher on the Democratic side, where five major candidates and nine others jam the field. Some 60% of voters reached by the canvassers do not know-or will not say-how they will vote...
...listen to the coaches, each team is the underdog. Tiger coach Bill Farley says that Harvard should be a 14-point favorite on the basis of the Crimson's diving superiority...