The phrase "a mediocre candidate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who does not stand out in terms of qualifications or performance, often in a job application or evaluation context.
Example: "After reviewing all the applications, we concluded that he was just a mediocre candidate for the position."
Alternatives: "an average candidate" or "a subpar candidate".
Certainly, apart from his wealth, Bloomberg could be considered only a mediocre candidate.
What we're seeing here is not simply a flailing campaign run by a mediocre candidate.
It'd be easy enough to write the whole thing off as a mediocre candidate with an unexpectedly poor campaign team.
Mr. Romney will be seen as a mediocre candidate, a chameleon, and an unprincipled political opportunist who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
The activist Charlene Carruthers expanded on Zora Neale's Hurston observation that the "nigger woman" is the mule of the earth: "Black women are not political mules to be used every time a mediocre white candidate needs to win".
Mr. García may just get his chance after squeaking past several mediocre candidates in the first-round balloting in April to get into the runoff on Sunday with Alejandro Toledo, a former World Bank official.
(The desperation of Mr Garvey's situation is summed up in his new campaign slogan: "It only takes 51%".) The only question left is whether Mr Thompson will use his fourth term as a launching pad for the White House.Why have the Democrats fielded such a mediocre crop of candidates?
Michele Bachmann knows now that a good debate performance can provide an instant boost to a candidate and that a mediocre one can cause her to fade just as quickly.
Now the consensus is that she's a deeply flawed candidate who is running a mediocre race and is likely to win the election.
Not long ago, the consensus in New York politics was that the First Lady is a deeply flawed candidate who is running a mediocre race.
Woods, a 7-foot-1 senior, has apparently gotten the message after a mediocre season, which began with his name listed high among player-of-the-year candidates.
