If I say "I'm in the tank for Bernie" or "I'm in the tank for Clinton"... what exactly is The Tank?

[Bucky]

The shark tank? Is it like that Dukakis tank? What kind of tank am I being asked to get into here?

I appreciate any enlightenment yall can give me.


Tanks...

[DisgustipatedinCA]

1. Just a phrase meaning "I'm all in for so-and-so", no more, no less. nt

[Blue_Adept]

5. Usually more that you're "bought and sold" by the candidate

At least when applied to various organizations and various officials. A different meaning when applied to your average voter.

[NCTraveler]

2. .

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2008/10/explainer_goes_in_the_tank.html

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4307620

[lapfog_1]

3. a hermetically sealed steel vessel

which no fact or argument can possibly penetrate.

however, due to the vacuum created by the lowered brain function of the inhabitants, they have been known to implode.

[randome]

4. Same as this.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]A ton of bricks, a ton of feathers, it's still gonna hurt.[/center][/font][hr]

[liberal N proud]

6. There is the Drunk Tank

And Tank was used to describe prison
Then there is the Army Tank, the Gas Tank, The Water Tank.

Then there is Tanks for notin'

Tanks a lot.

No Tanks



Tank Tops, Tank Shorts, the tanks could go on, but I think you will tank me for stopping.

[Bucky]

7. No

actually I thank you for contributing to this discussion tread