Complex sentence: The term was also used in 1967, when a "New York Times" editorial and "Times" columnist Tom Wicker both used it in commenting on different events, and in the 1976 election, President Gerald Ford used the phrase against his opponent Jimmy Carter.
Split into simpler sentences: The term was also used in 1967, when a "New York Times" editorial and "Times" columnist Tom Wicker used it in commenting on different events. It was also in the 1976 election, when President Gerald Ford used the phrase against his opponent Jimmy Carter.