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candidate abandonment

The loss of campaign staff, donor money and political support that comes from numerous primary losses. The candidate eventually must suspend his or her campaign due to lack of resources. candidate, election, campaign staff, campaign, campaigning, politics, politician, Democrat, Republican, Independent, Third Party, staffers, interns, President, Vice President, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate, State Senate, State House, Congressional districts, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, political pundits
I can't believe that after 14 months of campaigning, we have so much candidate abandonment to our opponent. Yes, he's won every state, but the next states were looking good for us.
by joecoolthefool July 18, 2016
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Candidate sourcing

posting a fake job opening in order to bring experienced candidates, people desperate for a job, in for an "interview", when all the company is really after is competitive information, free consultants, multiple opinions, or to teach them how to do something they are too inept to figure out themselves
I thought I was going for a real job interview but they were just candidate sourcing to give the "hiring" manager a clue of what products to develop next
by Ira T. Ejobhunter September 10, 2011
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Tea Party Candidate

n. A wannabe politician who is an unemployed tax dead beat who performs witchcraft and earns money through farm subsidies in Minnesota.
Michelle is running for Congress, she says the government spends too much money, but she has a "farm" that gets paid to grow nothing. Now she wants a highly paying gig as a congresswoman. I thought she hated government, she must be a Tea Party Candidate.
by rebirth of keynes October 12, 2010
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Losing Candidate Denial

The condition where people refuse to remove a bumper sticker that displays their losing Presidential Candidate choice.
Look at that fool, he STILL has THREE McCain/Palin bumper stickers on his car's ass. Talk about a serious case of Losing Candidate Denial.
by renoryn January 6, 2009
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Raw Dog Candidate

An upstanding girl who you could have unprotected sex with because it seems very unlikely she would have an STD.
Emily was a raw dog candidate, or RDC. She recently passed an STD test, takes birth control diligently, got her vaccines, and is definitely not a slut.
by Vaginal McPube December 20, 2010
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Manchurian Candidate

An highly influential official or politician who has been placed in her/his position by a foreign power with a view to influencing or even dominate another nation.
Many people in the US and Europe now see president Trump as a Manchurian Candidate placed in his position by Putin and under the secret command of the Russian president and his power clique.
by Wryface July 12, 2017
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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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