Rum bunch with a wooden leader

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The republicans are a rum bunch with a wooden leader. What does this sentence mean? Thanks! JY
 
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Jiayun said:
The republicans are a rum bunch with a wooden leader. What does this sentence mean? Thanks! JY
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It means that, in the writer's opinion, the Republicans are strange people and their leader has no charisma.
 
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