In spite of concerns about national issues, such as the economy, most of the races were decided on local issues many involved bitter personal fights.
"You weren't getting in huge personal fights like, 'Oh, you're a White Sox fan, so you're biased in how you're interpreting the data.' " J(UST) R IGHT): Parents!
The reason is that when personal fights and disputes are resolved in villages, no one gets to know what these groups are doing.
Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in boxing history, died Monday night at his home in Philadelphia.
But Mr. Santiago had a record of legal and financial problems as well as personal fights, including a scuffle at the Essex County Jail that brought a municipal court conviction.
Such scenes, deploying Iannucci's trademark swearing and a portrayal of personal fights behind public politics, will be familiar to the legions of The Thick of It fans and admirers of In The Loop.
