Although the stigma of being an activist's candidate in a proxy contest has diminished, candidates who agree to serve in such a capacity may find it more difficult to find directorships on other public company boards.
Short of risibly gross ineptitude, a less than thrilling performance in Debate 1 does not diminish a candidate's chances.
Now that his chances are diminishing, Independent candidate Join Anderson, who originally offered voters an alternative, is driving them deeper into the dilemma, because by voting for him, they may help elect the greater evil.
Unconsciously, we assume that someone who is creative can't be a good leader, and as a result, any evidence of creativity can diminish a candidate's perceived leadership potential.
If the probability of transfer of any particular gene is nonzero, then adding genomes will only diminish the candidate set of "transfer-free" genes; as soon as a set is contaminated with LGT examples, incorrect topological relationships are likely to emerge [ 95].
But other Democrats, even while cheered by polls showing that Mr. Bush appeared vulnerable, noted that Mr. Bush was moving aggressively to discredit Mr. Kerry now so that he would be diminished as a candidate by the fall campaign.
By 2004 he faced a diminished crop of candidates, second-tier party leaders who either expressed support for Putin's re-election or foundered in oblivion, barred from television appearances and harassed by such government tactics as untimely fire inspections at campaign rallies.
"He's got a very loyal constituency, but the national stage has diminished him as a candidate," Mr. Hagan said.
When the scandal first broke, the reaction was that Jackson's reputation was sullied to the point that his viability as a senatorial candidate was diminished.
