unelectable

/ ˌʌnɪˈlɛktəbəl /

adjective

1. (of a political party, candidate, etc) not likely to be elected

Example Sentences

But critics have warned that such a candidate is unelectable in broad swathes of America - and Republicans have gleefully held the self-avowed democratic socialist up as the far-left face of the Democratic Party.

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Everything about Mr. Mamdani’s economics and left-wing culture warring seems to scream “unelectable outside New York City.”

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Much of his persona should scream “unelectable inside New York City,” too.

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According to Wyld, who has worked as a fixer and liaison for New York’s business interests for decades, Cuomo never had a particularly good relationship with many in the business community to begin with, Sliwa is seen as likable but unserious and Adams, while the personal favorite of many, became unelectable as the first New York mayor to be indicted while in office.

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The president tacitly acknowledged as much on Truth Social: One of the primary benefits of getting rid of mail voting, he asserted, is that Democrats would be “virtually Unelectable” without it.

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