A state in the US where the number of Democratic and Republican voters is about the same, so both parties have similar chances of winning

To compete as a candidate in an election

A PR specialist who tries to maintain a candidate's positive image in the media

The places where people vote in a political election

The person responsible for planning a candidate's campaign

A candidate for vice president (in the USA)

Someone who competes in an election to become president.

A politician or a government that doesn’t have much real power because their period in office will end soon and their successor has already been elected

A course of action designed to influence voters in an election

A member of a special college whose job is to choose a political leader on behalf of the voters

The winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes

The candidate who is leading during an election.