Jumping on the bandwagon
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>:</p><p><span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="label">label</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>...</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Wagon">Wagon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="dominate">dominate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="wagons">wagons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>, <span word="big">big</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="band">band</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="coinage">coinage</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="circus">circus</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bandwagons">bandwagons</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="enticing">enticing</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="show">show</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="willing">willing</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span>.”</p><p><span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bandwagon">bandwagon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="bandwagons">bandwagons</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="office">office</span>....</p><p><span word="Theodore">Theodore</span> (<span word="Teddy">Teddy</span>) <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>-<span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Letters">Letters</span>, 1899 (<span word="published">published</span> 1951):</p><p>“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>.</p><p><span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="club">club</span>.</p><p><span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="until">until</span> 2003 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advent">advent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Abramovich">Abramovich</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>, <span word="Abramovich">Abramovich</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="good">good</span> – <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stamford">Stamford</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="turf">turf</span>. <span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="silverware">silverware</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>.</p>
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