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Trump’s deficits as a candidate have some Republicans privately pining for the switcheroo Democrats pulled off at the top of their ticket from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
Dana profiles a Trump clearly mad about the opposing side’s switcheroo, taking out his frustrations on the golf course.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Now, with the sudden and last-minute switcheroo by the Democratic Party, Trump and his media allies are left searching for the most effective narrative to present to the public to damage Harris’ chances at denying them the White House.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 24 July 2024
This simple switcheroo would accomplish many things in one fell swoop.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Aug. 2024
Dana profiles a Trump clearly mad about the opposing side’s switcheroo, taking out his frustrations on the golf course.
—Drew Goins, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Now, with the sudden and last-minute switcheroo by the Democratic Party, Trump and his media allies are left searching for the most effective narrative to present to the public to damage Harris’ chances at denying them the White House.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 24 July 2024
This simple switcheroo would accomplish many things in one fell swoop.
—Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
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In a turnabout this year, the Trump campaign has encouraged early and mail-in voting in 2024 to avoid the same scenario again.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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However this next show came to be, the decision validates a long-manifest turnabout, which is that the muse of visionary dressing is now the man.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Martinez might’ve wanted to distract from his flip-flop, or to court his party’s religious right base.Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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Permanent daylight saving time has failed before The U.S. has had a flip-flopping relationship with seasonal time changes.Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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But Pippa soon swings in with a big confession: These muffins were actually baked to convince Ravi to spill the deets about his dead brother. Ravi, peeved that Pip pulled a bait and switch, tells her to leave him alone.Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Classical After a buzzing opening night complete with an indiscreet bait and switch—Josh Groban headlined after an ever-busy Cynthia Erivo had to withdraw—next up for the New York Philharmonic is a celebration of Afromodernism.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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The Post has similarly been critiqued for the last-minute about-face.Liam Reilly, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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The latter has been best exemplified in the remarkable about-face by the premier association of American CEOs, the Business Roundtable.Michael Useem, Fortune Asia, 24 Oct. 2024
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Instead of offering viewers a glimpse of the big reveal in each episode, we get walloped with a U-turn over the course of two or three episodes.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The news has Vance’s (Rocky Carroll) plane to Venezuela making a mid-air U-turn.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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An aggressive decision to chase a comeback win by using high-leverage relievers had paid off in a stunning fifth-inning turnaround.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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The primary reason for the ratings turnaround were the two teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.Brad Adgate, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Read More: How Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Pushed Through Asia’s First Cannabis Legalization Cannabis advocacy groups and businesses have voiced their opposition to the policy volte-face, staging rallies and threatening a legal challenge against the premier.Pathom Sangwongwanich / Bloomberg, TIME, 27 June 2024
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The policy volte-face is another blow to Thailand’s nascent cannabis industry after decriminalization was pitched as a way to boost agricultural income and wellness tourism.TIME, TIME, 10 May 2024
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Meanwhile, Harris was found to be leading Trump in Iowa, an unexpected reversal in a state where Democrats and Republicans alike believed a Trump victory was virtually certain.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump, meanwhile, has stopped claiming credit for the reversal of Roe, effectively conceding on one battle in the culture wars.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/switcheroo. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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