To stand a chance of re-election, he must therefore do whatever he can to frame the vote less as a referendum on his performance in office and more as a choice between competing visions for the future.
In that summer 35 years ago the National Basketball Association, tired of competing with the ABA for players and wary of future litigation, decided to merge with the upstart league.
In the summer of 1976, the National Basketball Association, tired of competing with the ABA for talent and wary of future litigation, decided to merge with the upstart league, which, at the time, had seven franchises.