It is from this that the idiomatic third rail is created. Often seen in politics, when something is described as the third rail, it is something off limits. It is a topic no-one wants to touch because touching it means doom and gloom. Nothing good will come of it.
That’s about it. Let’s read media examples to hammer the point home:
1. If Donald Trump’s presidential bid is dead, no one bothered to tell Mr Trump - or his supporters.
Just a week ago, following the New York billionaire’s mocking comments about 2008 Republican nominee John McCain's Vietnam POW experience, pundits and prognosticators were busy etching his political epitaph.
“The circus is almost over,” Republican strategist Rick Wilson said in Politico. “My advice to Trump fans? Don’t be the last clown out of the tent.”
The previous Republican nominee Mitt Romney blasted Mr Trump, as did current candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Lindsey Graham.
All that was left was to wait for the latest poll results to come in and see exactly how precipitous Mr Trump’s fall would be.
Naysayers are going to have to wait a bit longer, it seems. A CNN/ORD national survey conducted entirely after the McCain dust-up, for instance, puts Mr Trump ahead with the support of 18% of Republicans, Mr Bush at 15% and Mr Walker at 10%.
So, how to explain Mr Trump’s enduring appeal? Here are five possible factors at play.
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