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MugwumpMember of the reform faction of the early Republican Party. In 1884 the Mugwumps refused to support the Republican presidential candidate, James Blaine, whom they considered politically corrupt, and campaigned instead for Democratic nominee Grover Cleveland, whom they saw as a reformer. The term, derived from an Indian word for “war leader,” had been used in political slang to mean “kingpin” and was applied to the breakaway group by a New York newspaper. In U.S. political slang mugwump came to mean any independent voter; the term was later adopted in England. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Schudson understands American civic history as an endless, seesawing struggle between two forces that we no longer think of as being in conflict: on the one hand mass engagement in politics and public affairs, and on the other what he calls "state mugwumpery," that is, supposedly honest, efficient, depoliticized government in which experts have disproportionate influence. Leap of Faith is the usual mugwumpery that results every time Hollywood decides to deal with religion. Leap of Faith is the usual mugwumpery that results every time Hollywood decides to deal with religion. |
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