Bevin

[ bev-in ]

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Bevin

/ ˈbɛvɪn /

BevinErnest18811951MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: trade unionist Ernest . 1881–1951, British Labour statesman and trade unionist, who was largely responsible for the creation of the Transport and General Workers' Union (1922): minister of labour (1940–45); foreign secretary (1945–51)

Is an out-of-state, no-name bell maker like Bevin really going to knock off the Senate minority leader?

He also heavily outspent Bevin and went ferociously negative.

But perhaps the main reason Bevin never found any traction is because McConnell was prepared and waiting for him.

Bevin spent $1 million more than Mourdock did in defeating Richard Lugar, the former senator from Indiana.

Despite stepping on a series of land mines, Bevin fought like a tiger.

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