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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

getting on the McCain bandwagon

some established big-name people are finally getting on the McCain bandwagon = some established big-name people are finally supporting the McCain?

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Endorsements from Sen. Mel Martinez and Gov. Charlie Crist "certainly send a signal to Republicans in many other states that some established big-name people are finally getting on the McCain bandwagon," said Aubrey Jewitt, a political scientist at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
  

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To get on a bandwagon means to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself. Yes, some important people are now supporting McCain's candidature.

  • To get on a bandwagon means to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself.
  • Yes, some important people are now supporting McCain's candidature.
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To get on a bandwagon means to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself.

Yes, some important people are now supporting McCain's candidature.
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/jump-on-the-bandwagon.htmla short article explaining the origin of the phrase.

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