unelectable
adjective
un·elect·able
ˌən-i-ˈlek-tə-bəl 
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Mamdani is unelectable: His economic policies would set New York City back and his stance on Israel bolsters hate.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Those developments are alarming to centrist Democrats, who view progressives as unelectable in national contests.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Lake effectively received the same, unelectable verdict from McConnell even as polling suggested her race had tightened in October.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Starmer and Labour won power in Britain without saying very much, or at least not anything very compelling, because the alternative was unelectable.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 June 2025
Those developments are alarming to centrist Democrats, who view progressives as unelectable in national contests.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Lake effectively received the same, unelectable verdict from McConnell even as polling suggested her race had tightened in October.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
Starmer and Labour won power in Britain without saying very much, or at least not anything very compelling, because the alternative was unelectable.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Unelectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unelectable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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