"News is what makes you jump" and "Primarying"

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 19:14:13 -0400, bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> There are a few good quotes/words here, maybe worth recording.
>...
>"News is what makes you jump."
>"Primarying." (OED???)
>
[...]
>
>The incentive may not be financial at all: it could be the threat of
>political retaliation, what they call "primarying" an incumbent, or
>gerrymandering him out of his seat.

Check the archives, Barry!

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--Ben Zimmer