Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past Tsongas has portrayed himself as a "stalking horse" for Kennedy, a role in which he would run for Kennedy so as to hold the state's delegates' votes in reserve if Kennedy enters the presidential field late, or in the case of a Kennedy draft at the Democratic national convention...
...that special kind of zeal that has not been seen since the days of his two older brothers. Ideology does not seem to count, as Democrats of all persuasions -and many independents too-are urging on the man who they think could restore leadership to an ineffectual White House. Draft-Kennedy movements are springing up everywhere, some of them led by former Carter supporters, and Kennedy's own elated staff members are beginning to jockey for positions in the would-be, might-be, soon-to-be campaign. Says an enthusiastic aide to California Senator Alan Cran- ston, the Senate...
...draft-Kennedy movement has by now probably gone too far for the Senator to pull out, even if he wanted to. As a staunch Republican once remarked about Teddy Roosevelt, "We're going to nominate him by assault." In a way, it is now or never for Kennedy. Democratic Party leaders think they need him more than ever before; he must heed their call or risk mortally offending them. Democratic officeholders are showing signs of panic at the prospect of running on a ticket headed by Carter. A New England poll indicates that there would be a 16-point...
...students don't seem willing to leave Harvard's history curriculum entirely up to the whims of the department faculty, however. A group of concentrators in History, History and Literature, and other related concentrations met last week to draft a letter to administrators about the shortage of courses. "I can't believe how irresponsible they are," says Mona Fish '81, a member of the newly formed Student History Caucus...
...intend to run a positive campaign. This is not a 'dump Carter' effort in any sense of the word," E.E. "Bo" Edwards, Nashville attorney who is leading the draft Kennedy campaign, said Saturday. Edwards was the state coordinator in Kentucky for Robert Kennedy's 1968 Presidential campaign, and he was treasurer of Carter's 1976 Tennessee campaign for the Presidency...