Broun first ran for public office in 1990, challenging Democratic U.S. Congressman Richard Ray, of Georgia's 3rd congressional district. Ray defeated him 63%â37%. Broun ran again in 1992, but lost in the Republican primary to State Senator Mac Collins, 55%â45%.
Top definition. drain the swamp. Drain the swamp originally means to get rid of the malaria-carrying mosquitoes by draining the swamp. Figuratively, drain the swamp means to exterminate something that is harmful or anything that most of the people hate such as corruption or government waste.
Meaning drain for carrying water to a sink is from late 15c. Sense of shallow basin (especially in a kitchen) with a drainpipe for carrying off dirty water first recorded 1560s. In science and technical use, place where heat or other energy is removed from a system (opposite of source), from 1855.