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People's Candidate

a politician who is supported by their constituents but not the party establishment
Joe Lieberman lost the Democratic primary for the Senate, he ran as an Independent in the General Election and won.

Lisa Murkowski lost the Republican primary for the Senate, she ran as an Independent in the General Election and won.

Lieberman and Murkowski are People's Candidates!
by Mr.Juan-derful December 26, 2010
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Spoiler Candidate

A candidate who usually runs third party and takes away votes from a candidate with similar viewpoints/demographics and in turn helping the dissimilar candidate win.
If Kanye West ran as a third party candidate, he'd likely be more of a spoiler candidate for Biden than for Trump.
by Nas Nasir July 5, 2020
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Write-in candidate

Ensures every voter's voice is heard in an election.
I chose to vote for a write-in candidate and successfully preserved my dignity
by DialogueDavid April 10, 2020
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Right lane candidate

moving slower than the rest; slow driver in the fast lane; slow to understand
by CKMP January 11, 2008
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Cotton Candy Candidate

Barack Hussein Obama - Presidential candidate that is all sweet and fluffy. He makes you feel good, but his words have no real substance.
by MOPNB May 12, 2008
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Unserious Candidate

A man or woman that plays with peoples hearts, dates multiple people. Under the guise of “I’m looking for love” when in actual fact they are just professional time wasters
Girl don’t listen to him he’s an unserious candidate stop wasting your time.
by AAVE uk April 15, 2020
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manchurian candidate

One who has been brainwashed into preforming actions (such as assassination) upon recieving a special code word or phrase. The candidate acts and behaves normally before recieving the trigger, with no knowledge of what he will do, or what he has done while under the influence of mind control.
The assassination of the president was carried out by a manchurian candidate, under the control of a foreign power.
by laguna72 July 31, 2004
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