The phrase "a candidate that has" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a specific quality or characteristic of a candidate in various contexts, such as job applications or evaluations.
Example: "We are looking for a candidate that has strong leadership skills and a proven track record of success."
Alternatives: "a candidate who possesses" or "a candidate with".
"The Republican Party leadership has picked a candidate that has never been involved in the community," Mr. DeMarco said.
This is not a candidate that has been running for president his whole life, or for the last four or six years like others in the field have.
"Yes, we are loyal Democrats, but we are not going to support a candidate that has shown his true colors in a very negative way," Ms. Mendez said.
"That's what Democrats are being smart about now: coalescing around a candidate that has electability, that has gravitas," said Mr. Torres, who has not endorsed a candidate.
In plurality voting, what happens most often is that a voter abandons their favorite choice to cast their vote for a candidate that has a stronger chance of winning.
You saw the signs.James Thomas Palazzolo Ann Arbor, MichiganSIR – For a publication that purportedly supports free trade and capitalism it is distressing that you would endorse a candidate that has openly railed against both.
This line of questioning led the company to select a candidate that had most of its operations in an eastern European city and backup services in Asia.
If King provided the vision, and Lincoln the gravitas, Cooke supplied the aching, hopeful tone of a speech and a candidate that have been a long, long time coming.
UConn was seeking a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference amid the conference realignment shuffle, and that league was looking for a candidate that had a high profile in basketball and football.
"This is a candidate that had no political endorsements.
The required knowledge to do most jobs was static, so it made sense to find a candidate that had the requisite qualifications for the job.
