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 closed meeting of party members to determine nominations

The person responsible for planning a candidate's campaign

A person who has won a presidential election but is not yet the official president

Someone who favours a certain candidate.

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

The people who are eligible to vote in an election

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

Someone who competes in an election to become president.

The wife of the president.

To compete as a candidate in an election

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

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