Candidates
Democrats and candidates are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Democrats" instead a noun "Candidates".
Democrats
Candidates and democrats are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Candidates" instead a noun "Democrats".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Republican clown car Explanation This is pretty much how Democrats describe the various GOP candidates who are running for the Presidency, especially Candidates like Donald Trump and Sarah Palin.
Source: Memes / Politics -
At the Federal level, though, this trope is played completely straight - there are only two third-party candidates in the 112th Senate, and both caucus with the Democrats.
Source: Hufflepuff House - When this strategy ultimately failed, both candidates suspended their campaigns and, along with many other Trump opponents within the Republicans, started supporting him, for the sake of keeping the party united against the Democrats in the actual election.
Source: Enemy Mine / Real Life
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