Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Zombie candidate


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The result was delete. Malcolmxl5 (talk) 04:07, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

Zombie candidate

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The subject fails WP:GNG, WP:42, WP:DUE and WP:NEO. A term flippantly used mainly by a handful of pundits in reference to the status of Bernie Sanders' ongoing candidacy is not notable enough to rate a standalone article. No objection to a redirect if there exists a plausible target page for the term. Ddcm8991 (talk) 19:41, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete Seems to be a neologism used only by a few non notewworthy outlets user:BrxBrx(user talk:BrxBrx)(please reply with { {re 19:53, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete: creative, but not an established term (maybe just "not yet") 75.172.181.80 (talk) 08:54, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * btw, the New York Times uses this with a completely different meaning, namely Trump as "damaged but unstoppable" -- further proof that this is not an established term. 75.172.181.80 (talk) 09:22, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 14:29, 14 June 2016 (UTC)


 * Delete A neologism that fails WP:GNG and has not been used my reliable sources. Another article in the usual series of US Presidential election walled gardens AusLondonder (talk) 19:50, 14 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete as non-notable neologism.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:39, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:NEO. Graham (talk) 05:28, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. & WP:NEO.--JayJasper (talk) 16:29, 18 June 2016 (UTC)


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