"Reelection bid" refers to the attempt made by a politician to be elected for another term in office.
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- The bill was also getting more and more unpopular as the «debate» went on and got uglier and it started becoming apparent that anyone who voted for the bill that wasn't in a totally safe district would face major challenges in reelection bids, especially for republicans, for supporting the bill, so passing fast there was hope that the public's short memory would forget the worst transgressions. (politics.stackexchange.com)
- «It's a very thankless job, so I want to say thank you, especially to those who are leaving,» said Mike Kruglinski, chair of the Gardiner Democratic Committee, which had endorsed the failed reelection bids of both Supervisor Zatz and Councilman Wiegand. (hudsonvalleyone.com)
- (CNN)- Freshman Republican Congressman Joseph Cao is facing a very tough reelection bid against Democratic candidate and Louisiana state representative Cedric Richmond, in a district Cao won by two percentage points in 2008. (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)
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