Republican voters may reconsider Mr. Romney's claim to electability and conclude that this isn't the year for a wealthy financier to run for president.

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So has Brazil's main left-wing party made a great leap to the centre and thus towards electability, as Britain's Labour Party did?

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Clinton has also continued to tout her electability, saying she's more fit to go up against Sen.

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"You know, money is certainly a helpful yardstick, but it's not the only indicator of popularity or electability, " DeVore says.

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Most South Carolinians, Arizonans, Oklahomans and Delaware and Missouri voters polled said issues, not electability -- a candidate's chance of beating President Bush in November -- determined their vote.

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The poll also found that the dispute over Kerry's antiwar activism after the Vietnam War is having more of a negative effect on his candidacy than questions about Bush's National Guard service are having on his electability.

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If it works, the recent bounce in Mr Brown's popularity may come to be seen as just the start of a journey back to electability.

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Clinton's opponents were quick to predict that the flap over the archives would dent her claim to electability.

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Bush's solid lead over McCain is based on a number of factors: experience, leadership, and electability.

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