What is Front-runner?
In [[Politics of the United States|American politics]], a '''front-runner''' or '''frontrunner''' is a leader/most popular in an electoral race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%E2%80%93runner|title=Front-runner|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]].com|access-date=January 27, 2016}}</ref> A political front-runner, mainly during the [[United States presidential primary|U.S. presidential primary]] process, is the most likely to be the nominee or the one who leads in the polls. The front-runner is most often declared by the [[News media|media]] who are following the race, and is written about in a different style than his or her challengers. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Politics of the United States]] {{US-stub}}