Niven

/ ˈnɪvən /

noun

1. NivenDavid19091983MBritishFILMS AND TV: actorWRITING: author David. 1909–83, British film actor and author. His films include The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Casino Royale (1967), and Paper Tiger (1975). He wrote the autobiographical The Moon's a Balloon (1972) and Bring on the Empty Horses (1975)

Example Sentences

"Without Ohio, Democrats have no hope. It's just no way," David Niven, a professor of political science at the University of Cincinnati, said in an interview.

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The Senator's ability to be "relentlessly Sherrod Brown" in that way — staying on message and in character — is what allows him to "transcend the politics of Ohio" as it's become more of a red state, Niven said.

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"His campaign seems to have misunderstood the task because they talk about Bernie Moreno, and that's useless," Niven said, arguing Moreno's campaign has "trouble chipping away at Sherrod Brown" because of the incumbent's apparent popularity in the state.

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But Niven thinks that Brown's Republican challenger will struggle to negatively define the 18-year incumbent in the weeks ahead.

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"The reason why you would assume this should be super close is you have a string of Republican victories versus the one functioning Democrat left standing in Ohio," Niven told Salon.

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