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Tue 29 May, 2012 11:16 pm
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In interviews, Mr. Obama’s aides say they are unfazed by Mr. Romney’s quick rise to campaign parity, arguing that he still faces a challenge in reversing a primary season polling trend in which more people viewed him unfavorably than favorably. The Romney campaign is still expanding its operation for the fight with Mr. Obama, who has been building a team for more than a year in battleground states. A presentation made to top Republican donors last week in Boston shows that the campaign is placing a priority on winning Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida and then picking up one “wild card” state from a group that includes New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, Colorado, Wisconsin and Michigan.
@oristarA,
Kind of. "To exceed" comes closer.
No, it means the Republican donors who give the most money to Republican campaigns. It's like pop radio used to play the "Top Ten", the ten songs that had sold the most records that week.
@MontereyJack,
MontereyJack wrote:
No, it means the Republican donors who give the most money to Republican campaigns
" to top Republican donors" = to maximize the money that the Republican donors would give?
NO. It is a descriptive term for their status, it does not mean "to maximize", though they do hope to extract as much money from them as they can as a result. It's an adjective, not a verb.
"Top gun" is the best Air Force combat jet pilot. "Top cat" is a slang term for the boss, the one who is in charge of the company. It means they're at the top of whatever pyramid it is you're talking about.
A presentation made to [some people who are among the] top Republican donors last week in Boston shows that the campaign is placing a priority on winning Virginia, North Carolina, (etc)
top Republican donors - biggest donors of money to the Republican party.
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