Sacrificial lambs that ended up winning the election

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Joe Biden is the obvious answer.

He was literally the only one Democrat in the whole state who wanted to run against Caleb Boggs. His campaign has almost no money and during the summer he trailed Boggs by almost 30%

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Don't be silly, guys. CSP's seat was always Safe D; we all knew the angry NH women would turn out for her.

Carol Shea-Porter's victory in 2006 was actually the first victory of the angry NH women. It emboldened them to the point where they now completely control the state. What a difference a decade makes.

Except they had two collective napping breaks in 2010 and 2024. They tend to get most angry in presidential years.

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Guy Hunt was expected to be just another Republican sacrificial lamb in 1986 Alabama gubernatorial election, yet through a weird turn of events (disputed Democratic primary election, party certifying candidate who came in second and the backlash) he got elected.

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Guys, we really need to realize the distinction between an "underdog" and a "sacrificial lamb".