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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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Up for grabs

Former Sen. John Edwards dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, leaving his voters up for grabs.

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leaving his voters with rights to choose the candidate for their benefits.

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Liveinjapan Former Sen. John Edwards dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, leaving his voters up for grabs. means leaving his voters with rights to choose the candidate for their benefits.

— Hoa Thai

  • Liveinjapan Former Sen.
  • John Edwards dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, leaving his voters up for grabs.
  • means leaving his voters with rights to choose the candidate for their benefits.
  • Right?
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LiveinjapanFormer Sen. John Edwards dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, leaving his voters up for grabs.

means

leaving his voters with rights to choose the candidate for their benefits.

Right?

Thanks
LiJstartclickprintexclude>
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Right! Anything that's "up for grabs" is available for anyone, thus, indeterminate as to who will be the ultimate owner. In this case, will Obama win over Edwards' supporters or will Clinton win them over? Will Obama or Clinton be the "ultimate owner" of these voters? That is, will Obama or Clinton "grab" these voters?

CJ
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Thank you very much, HT and CJ.

Got it!
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leaving his voters up for grabs: leaving his voters available for being grabbed/taken (by anyone)
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