electability
Noun
Meaning
electability (plural electabilities)
The capability of a candidate to be elected.
Examples
If you want to knife Warren you don’t hit her on alleged electability grounds, as Bernie has enough problems of his own on that point that he shouldn’t want Iowans thinking hard about it.
Given that whomever replaces Abe must stand for reelection next year, one consideration in the selection of his replacement has to be electability.
S. relations would improve the most with Sanders, an outsider and self-styled "democratic socialist" whose progressive policies, combative approach and "electability" against Trump have been giving moderate establishment Democrats heartburn for months.
As with her electability argument, the Warren campaign is also rolling out an ad in Iowa insisting that a woman could win in 2020.
Biden and Sanders have improved on their perceived electability among Iowa Democrats in recent weeks.
McKinnon’s Warren pointed to the question of her electability.