front-runner , also: front runner

Meanwhile, we talk to the front runner, and if necessary set him up with what he needs.

David Lewis was seen as the front runner by the media.

He is the front runner in the Republican field today for two reasons.

His donations average $30,000 a month, far below what is raised by the front runners.

He was too late to make up all the lost ground to the front runner and finished third.

She became one of the front runners by week 6.

Let's see what happens now that he is the front runner.

But nothing has appeared as a front runner so far, he says.

She was a front runner from week one to four.

Wait too long and you may struggle to catch those front runners.