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Adarkhorseisonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst, 1 theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.
Inpolitics,an 2 candidate(候选人)forofficewho 3 anomination(提名)or
electioniscalledadarkhorse.
BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto 4 thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,TheYoungDuke,publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell 5 ,whileadarkhorsewhichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看台)inasweepingtriumph.
Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,“6darfokrhthoerse”
firsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.ThedarkhorsewasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7 beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical 8 .
Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.
Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetorunadarkhorse,14whocouldunitetheparty.
Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty 15 behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.
16the1844congress,thedarkhorsecandidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,Theinventionofthedarkhorsewas17aremar
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