Dirksen, and indeed all the candidates McCarthy supported, won their elections, and those he opposed lost.
When people vote, they're more invested in the outcome -- particularly when the candidates and ballot measures they support win.
"I think English fans support winning teams.
Last Sunday, Manchester City, the club I grew up supporting, won the Premier League, 44 years after their last championship.
"And, therefore, I guess, whether we win -- whether your side, the side you're supporting, wins or loses -- it doesn't change that.
He's just interested in making sure that the party he supports wins," Mr Howard told BBC Radio 4's Profile.
Mr. Hemingway's group helped a large number of conservatives, including many with Tea Party support, win election to the state legislature in the fall.
He also boasted at least some party support, winning the endorsements of Pat Robertson and Rick Perry.
Platini, with that support, won and Johansson felt deeply betrayed, the Uefa chief executive, Lars-Christer Olsson, resigning in protest.
Under his leadership the party has quadrupled its support, winning 31% of the vote in May's general election.Canada deported Lai Changxing, China's most-wanted fugitive.
