the tried and true choice

[Bushwhacker]

When we talk about presidential candidate campaigns, what can mean to say of one of them: "He's not the tried and true choice"

The full sentence: He's not the tried and true choice, but he's got a groundswell behind him.

No clue

Thank You

[Bennevis]

"tried and true" means "tested and proved to be worthy or good".
"ground-swell" implies "wide political support"

He's not the tried and true choice, but he's got a groundswell behind him.

We don't know how efficient he is or will be, but he's got the support of the public behind him.

[TheParser]

When we talk about presidential candidate campaigns, what can mean to say of one of them: "He's not the tried and true choice"

The full sentence: He's not the tried and true choice, but he's got a groundswell behind him.

No clue

Thank You

REMINDER: NOT A TEACHER


(1) As Teacher Bennevis told us, the phrase "tried and true" = reliable.

(2) Let's say two persons are running for president of your chess club.

(a) Mr. X is 40 years old; he has been playing chess since he was 12 years

old; he has won many competitions; other players respect his abilities; and he

is always courteous to other players.

(b) Ms. X is 23 years old; she has been playing chess for five years; she has

never won any competitions; other players realize that she is not too competent;

and she is often rude toward other players.

(3) Whom would you vote for? Mr. X ( the tried and true choice) or Ms. X, who is

very popular for one reason -- she is super beautiful and sexy. The men in your

chess club think that more people would join your chess club if she were the

president. And, of course, the media (newspapers, TV, etc.) would give your

club a lot of publicity if she were elected. 90% of your associates in the club are

yelling "We want her! We want her! We want her!" Are you going to join the

groundswell, too?