In 1949 the Dixiecrats escaped unscathed after their 1948 rebellion against Harry Truman, and in 1957, after Congressman Adam Clayton Powell campaigned for Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, his fellow Democrats did not touch his committee assignments, although they did strip him temporarily of his patronage.

In the presidential election of 1860, the Republican Party, led by Abraham Lincoln, had campaigned against expanding slavery beyond the states in which it already existed.

Naram-Sin campaigned against Magan which also revolted ; Naram-Sin, " marched against Magan and personally caught Mandannu, its king ".

Through Marmik, he campaigned against the growing influence of Gujaratis, Marwaris, and southern Indians in Mumbai.

Gaius Scribonius Curio ( proconsul 75-3 BC ) campaigned successfully against the Dardani and the Moesi, becoming the first Roman general to reach the river Danube with his army.

His successor, Marcus Licinius Lucullus ( brother of the famous Lucius Lucullus ), campaigned against the Thracian Bessi tribe and the Moesi, ravaging the whole of Moesia, the region between the Haemus ( Balkan ) mountain range and the Danube.

Jones was a friend and admirer of William Jennings Bryan but also campaigned throughout the South for Herbert Hoover ( and against Al Smith ) during the 1928 presidential election.

" ... the paradox of the Abbey members who campaigned against flotation to a Plc bank of their building society.

At the same time, the Habsburg empire had its own internal problems with significant Slav populations that campaigned against German-Hungarian control of the multinational state.

Lomborg campaigned against the Kyoto Protocol and other measures to cut carbon emissions in the short-term, and argued for adaptation to short-term temperature rises as they are inevitable, and for spending money on research and development for longer-term environmental solutions, and on other important world problems such as AIDS, malaria and malnutrition.

In 1989, the death of former general secretary Hu Yaobang helped to spark the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, during which students and others campaigned for several months, speaking out against corruption and in favour of greater political reform, including democratic rights and freedom of speech.

The Economist also campaigned against the Corn Laws that protected landlords in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports of cereal products.

His subsequent military campaigns against Germanic tribes were successful: he defeated the Alamanni in 354, and campaigned across the Danube against the Quadi and Sarmatians in 357.

Eastman also became executive director of the American Union Against Militarism, which lobbied against America's entrance into the European war and more successfully against war with Mexico in 1916, sought to remove profiteering from arms manufacturing, and campaigned against conscription and imperial adventures.

Galerius, aided by Diocletian, campaigned successfully against Sassanid Persia, the Empire's traditional enemy.

Maximian realized that he could not immediately suppress the rogue commander, and so, for the whole campaigning season of 287, campaigned against tribes beyond the Rhine instead.

He campaigned against the Sarmatians again in 294, probably in the autumn, and won a victory against them.

The Conservative Party has campaigned against entry to the European Monetary Union and the Social chapter.

In 2004 it was revealed that the Australian government was willing to offer a subsidy to Southern Pacific Petroleum on the condition that the oil company would take legal action against Greenpeace, which had campaigned against the Stuart Oil Shale Project.

Although " Ma Normandie " is used by Jersey at Commonwealth Games, Island Games and other international events where it is necessary for territories that otherwise use " God Save the Queen " to be distinguished, the fact that the song refers to France rather than to Jersey means that a body of opinion has campaigned for a change of anthem.

George Bizos ( born 1928 in Greece ) is a distinguished human rights advocate who campaigned against apartheid in South Africa, most notably during the Rivonia Trial.

He had first distinguished himself at the battle of 1 August 1664, fighting among Imperial forces against the Turks and had campaigned in Hungary with general Johann Sporck in 1671.

Johnson campaigned vigorously, undertaking a public speaking tour of the north, known as the " Swing Around the Circle "; the tour, including speeches in Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Columbus, proved politically disastrous, with Johnson making distasteful and blasphemous comparisons between himself and Christ, and occasionally engaging in hostile and irrational arguments with hecklers.

Amalric and Guy were sons of Hugh VIII of Lusignan, who had himself campaigned in the Holy Land in the 1160s.

While he campaigned for Conservative candidates in the 1917 federal election he did not stand for re-election himself.

Disney also campaigned for Baskett to be given an Academy Award for his performance, saying that he had worked " almost wholly without direction " and had devised the characterization of Remus himself.

David Lloyd George, who had become Secretary of State for War but found himself frustrated by the reduced powers of that role, now campaigned with the support of the press baron Lord Northcliffe, to be made chairman of a small committee to manage the war.

For instance, Bohemond was motivated by the desire to carve himself out a territory in the east, and had previously campaigned against the Byzantines to try to achieve this.

Ocasio campaigned in the Heavyweight division, turning pro in 1976 and putting together 10 wins before signing with Don King and making a name for himself outpointing King fighter Kevin Isaac.

During the 1340s Sir John Radclyffe campaigned with Edward III in France, distinguishing himself at the battles of Caen, Crècy and Calais.

Mulock reported himself as an ardent abolitionist in his youth, and as a politician he actively campaigned in black communities, but in his ruling Mulock denounced only mob law, not the underlying racial issues.

This election was fought primarily on the issue of reciprocity, which was popular in Alberta, and Sifton campaigned actively for Laurier ( distinguishing himself from his brother, who broke with Laurier on reciprocity ).

In one such by-election in Cardiff, this was with the result that Fenner Brockway, the ILP candidate, found himself opposed by a Conservative candidate for whom the local Communist Party actively campaigned.

Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 campaigned against Truman's failures of " Korea, Communism and Corruption ," promising to go to Korea himself and end the war.

Politically he identified himself as a socialist, and often campaigned on behalf of the Labour Party.

Desai campaigned for Janata Party in 1980 General Election as a senior politician but did not contest the election himself.

In the 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial campaign, after flirting briefly with the possibility of running himself, Breaux campaigned hard for the successful Democratic candidate, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco of Lafayette.

The young couple had long periods of separation, first as Jefferson Davis gave campaign speeches and " politicked " ( or campaigned ) for himself and for other Democratic candidates in the elections of 1846.

Hinchliffe, along with the All-Party Group, campaigned against what he described as " one of the longest ( and daftest ) grievances in history " that meant anyone over the age of 18 associated with rugby league was banned forever from rugby union, himself included.

Desai campaigned for the party but did not himself stand for election, preferring retirement from politics.

He and Lewis founded Labor's Non-Partisan League, which campaigned for Roosevelt in 1936 and again in 1940, even though Lewis himself had endorsed Wendell Willkie that year.

Lamennais soon distanced himself from the Catholic Church, which was a blow to the credibility of the Liberal Catholic movement, and the other two moderated their tone, but still campaigned for liberty of religious education and liberty of association.

Athletic members of the Lopevi tribe campaigned for Chris to be the first to go, but Chris managed to form an alliance of unathletic men, sometimes referred to as the " Fat Five ", consisting of himself, Travis Sampson, Rory Freeman, Chad Crittenden and led by Lea " Sarge " Masters.

Despite a personal commendation by the Duke of Wellington himself, Martin returned to Ireland where he later married, inherited the family estate centered at Ballynahinch Castle in Connemara, and successfully campaigned for his father's former seat in Parliament in 1832 and served in this position until his death.

When in 1232 Hubert de Burgh fell from grace, Richard was able to distance himself and avoid being campaigned against by the King.

Alarmed by the increasing power of the Heretian kingdom, Kvirike I ( 892-918 ), the ruler of the neighbouring Kakhetian principality, allied himself with King Constantine III of Abkhazia and, in 915, campaigned against King Adarnase II Patrikios of Hereti ( 897-943 ).