| A | B |
|---|
| political party | an organization to gain political power |
| platform | thedeclaredprinciples,aims,etc,ofapoliticalparty,anorganization,oranindividual |
| national convention | a convention held every four years by each of the major political parties to nominate a presidential candidate. |
| grassroots | the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadershipor eliteof a political party, social organization, etc.; |
| split ticket | voting for both parties |
| straight ticket | voting for only one party |
| exit poll | a poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls |
| popular vote | whoever has the most votes |
| electoral vote | the vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election. |
| returns | a report of the results of balloting returns |
