"Dewey Beats Truman" was the was the Chicago Daily Tribune's headline on November 3, 1948. Many newspapers from Women's Wear Daily to The Cavalier Daily had similar headlines.
In 1960 the Yankees were heavy favorites to win the 1960 World Series. Bill Mazeroski's walk off home run in the bottom of the 9th cost me a couple of bucs! (For those not from Pittsburgh or not baseball fans or under 3, the Yankees lost!)
Country House, a 65-1 shot won the last Kentucky Derby!
At this time in 2008 Hillary Rodham Clinton was a heavy favorite to be the Democratic nominee for President. After winning the Democratic nomination in 2016 HRC was a heavy to become President.
Kathy Obradovich, the former opinion page of the Des Moines Register and current Iowa editor-in-chief at States Newsroom, recently defined electability. "Whoever is elected is electable."
Today's electable may not be tomorrow's elected.
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