Still, when people here heard that the rest of the country was being swept by a new anti-incumbent fervor this fall, they could only chuckle.

In terms of its energy level alone, the runoff shows a new fervor about politics and the city's future among the ward's 27,000 registered voters.

And his band pounds out the music with delight, giving rock conventions new fervor.

But recently the low-carb principles have been embraced with new fervor.

Inspired by this new political fervor, women in rock began seeking one another's support.

I went back to the library with new fervor.

He was filled with a wonderful new fervor.

After his victory, Wallace plunged with new fervor into Alice.

So this time around, Democrats are talking a lot about traditional values - indeed embracing them with new fervor.

But the new fervor for ex-bashing and public hair tearing has some people baffled.