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U.S. election
General elections held every four years to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. These are indirect elections in that ordinary voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President.
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Straw poll
Government; U.S. election
A straw poll is an unofficial vote that illustrate the opinion trend of an issue or candidate. The objective of a straw poll is to open lines of communication and to understand how much support an ...
Straw vote
Government; U.S. election
A straw poll is an unofficial vote that illustrate the opinion trend of an issue or candidate. The objective of a straw poll is to open lines of communication and to understand how much support an ...
Iowa caucuses
Government; U.S. election
The Iowa caucuses are a series of electoral meetings held by local political party members to select delegates to the national convention and to register preferences for candidates running for the ...
Newt Gingrich
Government; U.S. election
Newt Gingrich (born June 17, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 58th U.S. House Speaker from 1995 to 1999. After the 1994 mid-term elections, he became the first Republican Speaker of ...
Dead zone
Government; U.S. election
The relatively quiet period of a campaign season that usually falls between the Florida primary and the contests held in Arizona and Michigan. Within the dead zone, there is a modest stretch of ...
Glitter bombing
Government; U.S. election
Glitter bombing is a popular act of protest in the United States in which activists throw glitter on people, usually political figures. It started with the 2012 presidential campaign trail by ...
Staw poll
Government; U.S. election
An unofficial vote taken to determine opinion trend on a candidate or issue. A straw poll or straw vote doesn't produce binding results but it does provide important interactive dialogue among group ...
