As much as voters were embracing a fresh new leader, they were rejecting a party perceived as hopelessly divided, especially over relations with Europe.

Another in 1938 produced several broad changes, including the 40-hour work week, which voters also embraced.

In a state like Florida, where elderly voters embrace state pensions and healthcare, his attacks provide ammunition to his rivals.

You can't expect voters to embrace global warming mitigation when they can't find work.

"The voters haven't embraced Clinton, so I don't see any reason why I should endorse him," Mr. Eckart said.

But if the polls are accurate, voters turning away from oust-Arafat Likud have not embraced appease-Arafat Labor.

And it remains uncertain how warmly national parliaments and voters even within the euro zone will embrace the changes.

Does a candidate who couldn't persuade voters to embrace the single-payer approach deserve to be president?

Mr. Edwards said in an interview today that he was confident that voters would embrace who he was and what he was saying.

Primary voters embraced him in a calculating frame of mind.