"wind at one's back" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1997 April 7, Andrea Adelson, “Broadening the Appeal of Classical Music Radio”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-03:",
          "text": "And the Tulsa symphony credits the station with reversing a decline in ticket sales among younger patrons. \"We've got the wind at our back,\" Mr. Cohn said.",
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          "ref": "2008 April 23, Amy Sullivan, “A Primary with No End”, in Time, retrieved 2015-07-03:",
          "text": "Most of the rational world . . . foresaw a smooth ride to victory for Democrats. They had, after all, the wind at their backs from the 2006 midterm elections.",
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          "ref": "2010 December 16, Xan Brooks, “Film: When the alpha nerds kicked ass”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2015-07-03:",
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