The two commercials Mr. McCain's campaign began broadcasting today emphasize his determination to take on what the advertisements call "special interests".
That is a smart tactical move for her, just as Mr. Gore was smart to emphasize his determination to move out from the president's shadow by campaigning on his own.
Mr. Trump's team, conscious of his recent reversals and a first-month approval rating that is among the lowest ever recorded, has emphasized his determination to break the partisan gridlock and inaction that has kept congressional approval ratings in the 15 to 30percentt range for years.
The president's stealthy, startling trip to Iraq on a blacked-out Air Force One accompanied only by a handful of aides and a tiny press pool was intended, White House officials said, to boost the morale of troops, many of whom are disgruntled over their extended and increasingly dangerous deployment and to emphasize his determination to, as he puts it, "stay the course".
"In the aftermath of the Gaza conflict, he emphasized his determination to work to help consolidate the cease-fire by establishing an effective anti-smuggling regime to prevent Hamas from re-arming, and facilitating in partnership with the Palestinian Authority a major reconstruction effort for Palestinians in Gaza," Gibbs said in a statement.
And later, when she was working in the Clinton administration, she encouraged a colleague working on a speech about Justice Marshall to emphasize his unshakable determination to protect the underdog".
And after emphasizing for months his determination to repeal the new Dodd-Frank financial regulation bill, Mr. Romney made a different point on Friday after the revelation of JPMorgan Chase's $2 billion trading loss.
President Trump emphasized during his State of the Union address his determination to fulfill a campaign promise to lower prescription drug prices.
Kim emphasized practical steps toward achieving economic development while doubling down on his determination to improve North Korea's relationship with the U.S.
His determination to resist Republican blackmail on the debt limit, repeatedly emphasized at his press conference on Monday, was equally telling.
