North AmericaninformalHave total control over:he has a lock on much of the political establishment in Georgia...
If they couldn't win in 2004, they will never win, because the Republicans now have a lock on absolutely every political and judicial instrument in the country.
Say you work or go to school in a state where the Republicans have a lock on all the important offices.
It is easy to believe that the devil has a lock on what is popular.