1999 January 27, David Brooks, “When the Tide Turned in the Clinton Case”, in The New York Times[1]:
The delay gave the White House time to conduct an electionlike media campaign.
2003 January 31, Tony Cooper, “Profit & principles / Ygnacio Valley grad Mike Hannigan's firm gives 92 percent of its after-tax profits to charity”, in SFGATE[2]:
Which nonprofits receive money and how much they get are determined in an electionlike process.
2011 April 7, Darren Samuelsohn, “Upton braces for earful back home”, in Politico[3]:
He said the anti-Upton ads and the ACC’s response has created an electionlike atmosphere at a time when voters aren’t thinking about the next election.
