The attempt to bring out a dark horse against two persons evenly matched, or supposed to be so, is an extremely difficult feat, because any break from one of the leaders would naturally carry a portion of his followers to the other leader.
Sherman discusses the challenges of introducing a dark horse candidate in a competitive nomination race.
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