Question: The power of the money bribe could not fail.
Using money to bribe someone always works.

Answer: yes

Question: well he didn't have too good of opinion of it no i mean yes i did hear that and so um i do try to keep that in mind that whenever you're reading a paper it usually has a particular flavor
He had a great opinion of it.

Answer: no

Question: instead instead instead instead of just making bland uh pronouncements about having no plans to change the ticket has just really emphatically come out and said no way
The ticket has come out and clearly refused rather than making bland pronouncements.

Answer:
yes