Word: trailing
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...Number of days he spent on the campaign trail...
...selection had been so closely held by Bush that it had never been thoroughly vetted by the campaign. In fact, the only person to examine Cheney's personal and business affairs was Bush. A day after the announcement, campaign spokeswoman Karen Hughes said Bush was still reviewing the Cheney trail, a statement Bush later made a point of correcting. Even so, it was as if the Bush team expected Democrats and reporters to accept what Bush clearly took for granted as universally understood: that Cheney, by virtue of his role in the Gulf War, was a man of unassailable credentials...
...Wyoming's sole House seat. But just weeks into the campaign, he had the first of the three mild heart attacks he suffered between the ages of 37 and 48. While Cheney recuperated and brooded over what to do, his wife Lynne went out on the campaign trail for him for six weeks. He won with 59% of the vote. Twelve years later he underwent a quadruple coronary bypass--mostly, he insists, so he could continue hard-breathing pursuits like skiing and backpacking. Today he sticks to fly fishing and daily time on the treadmill...
...fall to help her mom get elected to the Senate. Chelsea--the most potent familial ornament in American politics since Jackie Kennedy--has proved to be a campaign crowd pleaser, though whether she will do any stumping of her own or merely accompany her mother on the New York trail is unclear. While sending Mom back to Washington is a top priority, Chelsea also hopes to spend some quality time with Dad, to "experience and enjoy the final months of her father's presidency." Dropouts beware: this excuse is nontransferable...
While friends say her relationship with her father is obviously strong, her relationship to his campaign is more muddled. Bush officials said the Governor invited her on the campaign trail, and Lynne Cheney told TIME both her daughters would accept. But Mary Cheney got the feeling that the campaign wanted to say as little about her as possible, according to a friend...