deep-seeded desire

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

"During that meeting, Republicans defeated a proposal to force a broader
slate of elections. At first blush, that vote appeared to be a boost for Blunt,
because if successful, it would have signaled a deep-seeded desire to oust the
current roster of leaders--Blunt included."

"Candidates push for GOP leadership: DeLay successor to be picked by secret
vote," by Deirdre Shesgreen, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reprinted in the Durham,
NC, Herald-Sun, 2-2-06, pA5.

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