3
failure
3
underdog
2
incumbent(noun, elected)
2
loser(noun, wretch, elected)
1
also-ran
1
holdover(noun, elected)
1
bankrupt
1
candidate
1
crumbling power(noun, expression, weakling, elected)
1
dark horse
1
debtor
1
defaulter
1
defeated candidate
1
favorite son
1
gunslinger
1
hopeful
1
ins
1
insolvent
1
insolvent debtor
1
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