A political expression with a similar meaning is
the last hurrah">hurrah
. The expression may be used to describe a politician’s last campaign, his final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people. The last hurrah">hurrah also can mean the last acts of a politician, before his term in office ends.
Writer Edwin O’Connor made the expression popular in nineteen fifty-six. He wrote a book about the final years in the political life of a long-time mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He called his book,
The Last Hurrah.
Some language experts say the expression came from a name given to noisy supporters of Andrew Jackson…America’s seventh president. They cheered
hurrah
so loudly for Andy Jackson during his presidential campaign that they became known as the
hurrah boys
.
Jackson’s hurrah boys also played a part in the election to choose the next president. Jackson’s choice was his vice president, Martin VanBuren.
A newspaper of the time reported that VanBuren was elected president, in its words: “...by the hurrah boys, and those who knew just enough to shout hurrah for Jackson.” So, President Jackson really heard his
last hurrahs
in the campaign of another candidate, the man would replace him in the White House.
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