swing state
noun
plural swing states
US politics
: a U.S. state in which Republican and Democratic candidates have similar levels of support and which is considered to play a key role in the outcome of presidential elections
The politics of immigration in Florida, a key swing state, are not as clear as they are in California.—
Tom Masland et al.
Tom Masland et al.If he is so polarizing, how was he elected five times in a swing state?—Nancy Gibbs et al.
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The poll, conducted by Democratic polling firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, surveyed 2,000 Latino voters registered in swing states such as Arizona, North Carolina, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Kenneth Chesebro, a Wisconsin native and attorney who orchestrated the fake elector plot in key swing states won by Biden, is reportedly cooperating with investigators in the state.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Many polls show President Biden, who served as Mr. Obama’s vice president, trailing former President Donald J. Trump in key swing states.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Trump, who polls suggest is leading President Joe Biden among voters in most of seven key swing states, has been seeking to shift attention away from his case since last week’s verdict.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
Kenneth Chesebro, a Wisconsin native and attorney who orchestrated the fake elector plot in key swing states won by Biden, is reportedly cooperating with investigators in the state.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
Many polls show President Biden, who served as Mr. Obama’s vice president, trailing former President Donald J. Trump in key swing states.
—Mitch Smith, New York Times, 10 June 2024
Trump, who polls suggest is leading President Joe Biden among voters in most of seven key swing states, has been seeking to shift attention away from his case since last week’s verdict.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
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