popularity contest

Noun

Meaning

competition (real or figurative) for popular support

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Examples

Take our politicians they're a bunch of yo-yos. The presidency is now a cross between a popularity contest and a high school debate, with an encyclopedia of cliches the first prize. Saul Bellow

The presidency is more than a popularity contest. Al Gore

I think George W. Bush has a warm, engaging personality. But, you know, the presidency is more than just a popularity contest. Al Gore

I think politics in general are just like a popularity contest but McCain is just... old. D. L. Hughley

I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be. Tab Hunter

Ultimately the Emmys are a popularity contest. William Devane

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