Word: unpopularity
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...leaning, and he is widely seen as one of the most likable and honest of all the candidates. His problem is that he remains relatively little known, is tagged as too liberal for the current voter mood and is a 15-year veteran of the unpopular Congress...
...conventional method of political action. The Boston Tea Party was hardly an isolated case: the mob also rioted to keep food from being shipped out of the colony during lean times, to prevent men from being impressed into the British navy, and to halt the collection of unpopular customs duties. The men who made up these mobs were, as likely as not, also the men to be found sitting in New England town meetings and on local juries...
...didn't feel that we were all that radical and I always felt just semi-committed--not doing all that I could. We continually presented unpopular speakers that to some people were scandalous and we always tried to maintain contact with those elements of the Church which represented the poor and the oppressed." --Richard J, Griffin...
Morrissey's unsubstantiated explanations indicate that Rosenthal failed to receive tenure not because of any reservations about his teaching ability but because of his unpopular political views; however, in cases such as these the gap between what is known and what can be proved is usually quite wide. Despite the strong moral and financial support Rosenthal has received from students and faculty at Boston State, and from teacher's unions and professional associations across the state, the outcome of his fight for academic freedom, a fight he now plans to carry into Federal District Court, remains uncertain. What is certain...
...have been raising an issue that the University is especially anxious to keep swept under the carpet. I am speaking of the grievances I have raised about the non-posting of job opportunities. I believe it is mainly because of raising this subject that I have become so unpopular with management...