Some analysts have said the speech may have had the unintended consequence in parts of Pennsylvania of solidifying his image as the "black" candidate in the minds of white, working-class, male voters.
The mid-1980s alsawsaw the advent of the Dawg Pound, a section of the end-zone bleachers of the team's home stadium where a rowdy group of often-costumed fans sat, solidifying the image of Browns supporters as some of the most vocal and devoted fans in the NFL.
However, to his many fans, this will probably further solidify his image as the only public figure brave enough to "tell it like it is".
Their latest win, over Wichita State on Thursday, solidified that image.
It will solidify the image of Jason Wu as a world.
Two years later, in "Jamon Jamon," Mr. Bardem solidified his image as the embodiment of machismo.
And it solidified the image of Jean Dujardin, the first Frenchman ever to win the Oscar for best actor, as the archetypal French lover in the style of Maurice Chevalier and Yves Montand.
The sight of Mr. Gore trudging into thin air is intended, of course, to establish his rugged, outdoorsy credentials, at a time when he is seeking to solidify his image as a protector of the nation's natural resources.
Hobo!' Throughout European interviews, everybody would ask me, 'David, what's a hobo?' and I would say, 'It's something you play in a horchestra!'" The hit version of Whitesnake solidified an image of Coverdale: the preening, tight-trousered lothario.
A fierce, flamboyant lawyer who rose to fame with an effective defense in the O. J. Simpson murder trial, and in doing so solidified his image as a master of the high-profile criminal defense, he was 67.
