major party
noun
: a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power
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While it has never been attempted by a candidate from a major party before, Trump is allowed to run for president after being indicted in four criminal cases and following a conviction in one of them.
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Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
But the consensus among economists is that neither major party is being honest with voters.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
Read More: Calls for Biden to Step Aside Are About to Get Deafening
Biden and Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates for U.S. president, and their ages have become liabilities, with some polls questioning their effectiveness as leaders, particularly Biden’s.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 June 2024
Biden and Trump are the two oldest major party candidates ever to get on the ballot.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
But the consensus among economists is that neither major party is being honest with voters.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 29 June 2024
Read More: Calls for Biden to Step Aside Are About to Get Deafening
Biden and Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates for U.S. president, and their ages have become liabilities, with some polls questioning their effectiveness as leaders, particularly Biden’s.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 June 2024
Biden and Trump are the two oldest major party candidates ever to get on the ballot.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
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“Major party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20party. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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