Word: unseats
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Three candidates who rose to prominence in their neighborhoods fared well in this election—but none well enough to unseat an incumbent...
...George Bush will be a very difficult incumbent to unseat next November, the main reason being the party he belongs to. Republicans are simply more loyal and committed to their leaders than Democrats. Democrats felt that Al Gore was too boring and dull to rally behind in 2000. The Democrats didn't show up when it mattered - election day. It happened in 2000 and will likely happen again in 2004. Pasha Sidhu Toronto, Canada...
...game set against ranked opponents in the hopes of leaving with a spot on the STX/NFHCA Coaches Poll. But after a disappointing 3-2 loss to No. 20 Richmond on Saturday, the Crimson rolled into Terrapin country yesterday as underdogs and couldn’t unseat No. 3 Maryland...
...unlikely that China will unseat Tung anytime soon. That would be too radical a move and would be seen as an indirect attack on Jiang, Tung's sponsor. Indeed, the old boys' club that is the core of Hong Kong's government isn't disbanding yet, nor have all its members gone into overdrive to clean up their acts. In the middle of last week's demonstration, pro-Tung legislators leaving the Legco building used a bus to get through the crowds of protesters; news photographers snapped one politician, Philip Wong, flashing his middle finger at the people outside...
...Klein hit the nail right on the head in his analysis of what the DEMOCRATIC Party must do to unseat George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election [NATION, May 19]. Democrats should wake up and stand for something instead of always being against things. Until they do, they will probably continue to lose ground to the Republicans. Think what you will about Bush, you can't say he's afraid to state his beliefs and act on them. MARK RIOUX Saco, Maine...