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dark horse, in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency. A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at the time of his nomination. He is invariably the offspring of compromise after rival factions have deadlocked the convention. Probably the best-known example of a dark horse is James K. Polk, who was selected at the Democratic convention of 1844 on the ninth ballot, although he had not been nominated until the eighth ballot.

dark horse

1. a competitor in a race or contest about whom little is known; an unknown

2. US Politics a candidate who is unexpectedly nominated or elected

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No references found			Dark horse candidate Ramazan Bashardost, who has won more than 10 percent of the vote so far despite campaigning from a tent, called the ECC move "a good starting step" and urged world leaders to support the commission. Afghan vote commission orders ballots invalidated by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Dark horse candidate Ramazan Bashardost, who has won more than 10 percent of the vote so far despite campaigning from a tent, called the ECC move "a good starting step" and urged world leaders to support the commission. Afghan vote commission orders ballots invalidated by AFP / AFP Global Edition Dark horse candidate Ramazan Bashardost, who has won more than 10 percent of the vote so far despite campaigning from a tent, called the ECC move "a good starting step" and urged world leaders to support the commission. Afghan vote commission orders ballots invalidated by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition			Darienko, Petr Darienko, Petr Stepanovich Dariganga Darin, Bobby Dario Dario, Ruben Darío, Rubén Darius Darius I Darius II Darius III Darius Milhaud Darius the Mede Darjeeling Darjiling Dark Ages dark box dark cloud dark conduction Dark Continent dark current dark discharge dark energy dark fiber dark horse Dark horse candidate Dark Lady, The dark laser dark lightning dark matter dark nebula dark of the moon dark plaster dark resistance dark satellite dark segment dark space dark spot dark star Dark, Eleanor dark-current pulse dark-eclipsing variables dark-field illumination dark-line spectrum dark-red silver ore dark-ruby silver dark-side hacker dark-trace tube Darke County darkened datacenter Darkening			Dark Forces Knights Dark Forces Utilities and Editor Dark Forces: Jedi Knight Dark Forse Munky Puppitz Dark Friend Dark Funeral Live in Cleveland Dark Funeral Live in Hultsferd Dark Future Dark galaxy Dark Generation X dark glasses Dark gravity Dark gravity Dark Gray Metallic Dark green Dark green Dark green Dark green Dark Green Color Index Dark Green Grey Metallic Dark Green Leafy Vegetables Dark Green Locomotive Enamel dark ground illumination Dark Haired Man Dark Heresy dark horse dark horse dark horse Dark horse (disambiguation) Dark horse (disambiguation) Dark horse candidate Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Fencing Club Dark Horse Percussion Dark Horse Presents Dark Horse United dark horses dark horses Dark house Dark humor Dark humour Dark Improvised Music Project Dark Indigo Dark Indigo Dark Indigo Dark Jedi Dark Jedi Brotherhood Dark Jedi Council Dark Jedi Knight Dark Jedi Organization Dark Knight Dark Knight Returns Dark Knights of Sylvanas Dark Lady, The dark lantern dark laser Dark Latin Groove Dark Latin Groove Dark leader

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dark horse (redirected from Dark horse candidate)

dark horse
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