Acela primary

English

Etymology

Many of the states in this primary are served by the Acela Express.

Proper noun

Acela primary

  1. (US politics) A day, often in April, in which a large number of states in the Northeast hold their primary elections for the process of nominating presidential candidates.
    • 2019, JD Foster, 2016: the Campaign Chronicles‎, second edition, Xlibris, →ISBN:
      As expected, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did very well in the April 26 Acela primary. Trump won all five states outright, his lowest percentage occurring in Maryland at 54% and his best showing in Rhode Island with nearly 64%.
    • 2019, Grant Stern, Scott Dworkin, editor, Bernie Sanders: A Voter's Guide (Meet the Candidates)‎, Skyhorse, →ISBN:
      A week later at the end of April, Clinton cleaned house in the "Acela Primary" that covered Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, while Sanders only won the smallest state, Rhode Island.
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