Election Lingo by Kennedy Moore https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx en-us 2016-10-06 18:46:30 UTC 2025-10-12 12:24:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Electoral Vote kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128948512 The Electoral College is defined as a group of people who cast the final votes for the President and Vice President of the United States reflecting the popular votes of the state which each person represents. The Electoral College was established by our country's forefathers.]]> 2016-10-06 18:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128948512 Stump Speech kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128949450 A political stump speech is a standard speech used by a politician running for office. Typically a candidate who schedules many appearances prepares a short standardized stump speech that is repeated verbatim to each audience, before opening to questions.]]> 2016-10-06 18:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128949450 Populist kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128951001 A member of a political party claiming to represent the common people; especially often capitalized : a member of a United States political party formed in 1891 primarily to represent agrarian interests and to advocate the free coinage of silver and government control of monopolies.]]> 2016-10-06 19:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/128951001 Twitter War kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129225086 A problem or a disagreement that is addressed on twitter.]]> 2016-10-07 18:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129225086 Red And Blue tates kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129227338 Red states and blue states refer to those states of the United States whose residents predominantly vote for the Republican Party (red) or Democratic Party (blue) presidential candidates.]]> 2016-10-07 18:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129227338 Battleground States kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129227887 Another term for swing state.]]> 2016-10-07 18:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129227887 Attack/Negative Ads kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129955447 Attack ads often form part of negative campaigning or smear campaigns, and in large or well-financed campaigns, may be disseminated via mass media. An attack ad will generally unfairly criticize an opponent's political platform, usually by pointing out its faults.]]> 2016-10-11 19:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129955447 Sound Bites kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129956363 rief,catchy phrases that politicians use to sum up their positions or attack their rivals.]]> 2016-10-11 19:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129956363 Youth Vote kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129957470 The youth vote in the United States is a political term used to describe 18- to 24-year-olds and their voting habits.]]> 2016-10-11 19:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129957470 Super Pacs kennedy_moore1 https://padlet.com/kennedy_moore1/sne5xposmrxx/wish/129957977 a type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.

"in the 2010 congressional races, super PACs spent over $60 million"
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