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The poll also has some alarming news for the would-be candidates: Even though neither has declared their candidacy, voters are already sick of them--over 40 percent wish they had more candidates from which to choose.
' I have pondered on this phrase, and the only person I can imagine using it is the secretary of the local branch of a political party who, having handed the Committee members a short list of would-be candidates, asks: “Which of these people shall we render prospective?”
Gambling's would-be federal regulators--the National Gambling Impact Study Commission--went to Las Vegas this week to hold hearings.
His success (more or less) led to more rock 'n' roll editing assignments--a traveling sub-Woodstock "festival" called Medicine Ball Caravan ; Elvis on Tour --and then to Boxcar Bertha , which allowed him to join the Directors Guild and gave him the chance to make Mean Streets . That movie helped launch the careers of Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, and taught generations of would-be tough guys the meaning of the word "mook."
My larger point is that it's doubtful we'll escape formulas--especially with executives and would-be screenwriters flocking to courses by Robert McKee and others.