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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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the specter of choosing a seemingly unelectable nominee
Does "the specter of choosing a seemingly unelectable nominee" mean "
the threat that GOP will choose a new nominee who appears not to win the general election as well"?
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Should Mr. Trump lurch into the convention so fatally compromised with general election voters and a sizable faction of Republicans, it could make it easier for the party to wrest the nomination away from him. But it would also make the consequences of failing to defeat him all the more ruinous if the specter of choosing a seemingly unelectable nominee does not deter Mr. Trump’s supporters.
the threat that GOP will choose a new nominee who appears not to win the general election as well"?
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Should Mr. Trump lurch into the convention so fatally compromised with general election voters and a sizable faction of Republicans, it could make it easier for the party to wrest the nomination away from him. But it would also make the consequences of failing to defeat him all the more ruinous if the specter of choosing a seemingly unelectable nominee does not deter Mr. Trump’s supporters.
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Anonymous the threat that GOP will choose a new nominee who appears not to win the general election as well"? who appears not to be able to win the general election.
- Anonymous the threat that GOP will choose a new nominee who appears not to win the general election as well"?
- who appears not to be able to win the general election.
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Anonymousthe threat that GOP will choose a new nominee who appears not to win the general election as well"?... who appears not to be able to win the general election.
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Why has used the word specter? The GOP's action appears to be fair and square according to their party rules. The word specter sounds dark, sneak and unhealthy.
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Anonymous Why has used the word specter? The GOP's action appears to be fair and square according to their party rules. The word specter sounds dark, sneak and unhealthy."specter" is used from the point of view of people who do not want to see Trump nominated.
specter: something widely feared as a possible unpleasant or dangerous occurrence
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AnonymousThe word specter sounds dark, sneaky and unhealthy.Something like that, but see GPY's quoted definition. The 'specter' is that the GOP could end up nominating an unelectable candidate even while following their own party rules. That means they'll lose the election. That's the unpleasant ('specter') part of it.
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