| A | B |
|---|
| swing voters | one third of electorate who have not made up their minds at start of campaign |
| battleground States | Outcome is "too close to call", either candidate could win |
| slate | list of candidates in an election |
| accord | noun, agreement |
| district plan | State would choose electors as it chooses members of Congress |
| scheme | noun, plan or system in which things are put together |
| national popular vote plan | proposal to bring direct popular election of President |
| standard bearer | verb, leader of a movement |
| keynote address | barnburner address |
| barnburner (noun) | noun, event that is very exciting or intense |
| culminate | verb, to reach the highest point, climax |
| platform | formal statement of basic principles |
| loom | verb, to take shape, emerge |
| quadrennial | adj., occurring every 4th year |
| vie | verb, to compete with someone to achieve something |
| crazy-quilt | adj., made up or a mixture of things, hodgepodge |
| presidential primary | election in which party's voters express preference among various contenders |
| presidential primary | some or all of State party organizations' delegates chosen |
| winner-take-all | preference vote winner won support of all delegates |
| proportional representation | 15% of primary votes gets those delegates |
