Indeed, many of Cruz's tactics ahead of the Indiana primary smacked of desperation -- and foreshadowed his withdrawal from the nomination race Tuesday night after Trump won the state.
Every time I clap eyes on a celebrity's "amazing new look" on the cover of anything from OK! to Vogue, I'm tempted to conclude that, when it comes to self-reinvention, insecurity and desperation are primary motivators.
This, in a nutshell, is South Carolina a week before the highly contested Republican primary: a cloudy tincture of desperation, paranoia and umbrage, with plausible deniability for everyone.
There was an internal debate as to whether his hiring just days before the primary would look like an act of desperation or a coup.
Governor Rick Perry's comments on Turkey this week tell us more about his desperation heading into the South Carolina Primary than about politics in Turkey.
Kevin Madden, a spokesman for Mr. Romney, said that Mr. McCain's criticism reflected his desperation at holding a position unpopular with Republican primary voters.
This desperation was on full display Thursday night, when Republicans met for the sixth official primary debate, hosted by Fox Business Network and the Wall Street Journal in North Charleston, South Carolina.
This desperation was on full display Thursday night, when Republicans met for the sixth official primary debate, hosted by Fox Business Network and theWall Street Journal in North Charleston, South Carolina.
However, the degree of desperation experienced may vary between clients depending on their situation: age, number of years married, whether primary or secondary infertility and result of investigations.
