Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nate McMurray (2nd nomination)
Regardless of whether the election in question is a past one which the subject lost, or a future one whose final results are still pending, people ''do not'' get Wikipedia articles just for standing as candidates in elections they have not already won — the notability test for politicians is ''holding'' a notable office, not just running for one. And the fact that the candidate can show some evidence of campaign coverage does not in and of itself get them over GNG as a special ''exemption'' from our normal practice for candidates, because ''every'' candidate in ''every'' election can ''always'' show some evidence of campaign coverage, which means ''every'' candidate in ''every'' election would ''always'' get that exemption and the rule itself would literally never apply to anybody at all anymore. So to get a candidate over the notability bar, you need to show one of two things: either (a) he ''already'' had preexisting notability for some other reason that would already have gotten him into Wikipedia ''anyway'' (e.g. Cynthia Nixon), or (b) he can show such an unusual depth and range of reliable source coverage that you can credibly claim his candidacy as ''much more special'' than everybody else's candidacies, for some reason that would pass the |ten-year test for ''enduring significance'' (i.e. Christine O'Donnell). But neither of those things are on offer here at all. And no, it isn't an ideological bias either, because the same rule applies to all candidates ''regardless'' of whether they're Democrats or Republicans, and ''regardless'' of whether the ''incumbent'' is a Democrat or a Republican. So, no prejudice against recreation on or after election day if he wins, since his notability claim will thus have shifted from "candidate" to "officeholder", but nothing here is a valid reason for him to already have a Wikipedia article today — being a clearinghouse of campaign brochures for current election candidates is ''not our job
— User:Bearcat, 21:43, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:10YT (Wikipedia:Recentism)