Word: warded
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...opponent, Ward, seemingly was endowed with the same sort of explosive with the same sort of explosive nature, for the gubernatorial race was the only contest in Massachusetts that was really marked by bitterness and good old-fashioned mud-slinging. Volpe's position as a prosperous contractor left him open to attack from the Ward side, and he replied in kind...
Volpe's camp particularly delighted in circulating rather outdated statements by Ward to the effect that Harvard had a slightly red tinge and should be investigated...
...ultimately, his outspoken manner probably worked in his favor. By the end of the campaign, Volpe seemed to be more well-known than his opponent, and clearly was considered a more colorful figure. This popularity factor, combined with Ward's association with a corrupt administration, swung the election to Volpe...
...Democrats a lead, the margin was not enough to offset the expected Republican vote from the western part of the state. In Boston, which Sen. Kennedy carried, 221,152 to 74,014, Thomas J. O'Connor could manage only a 150, 305-to-116,854 lead over Saltonstall and Ward was ahead of Volpe by only...
...while Saltonstall soon began to cut into O'Connor's margin, Volpe remained well behind Ward. After 1208 of the State's 1984 precincts had reported, Saltonstall took the lead in his race, 600,725 to 572,608. But Volpe still trailed...