US election

poll

a process in which a large number of people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person

throw smt out the window

to stop using or thinking about (something)

swing state

a state where the number of Democratic and Republican voters is about the same, that has an important influence on the result of the election of the United States President

popular votes

in an indirect election, it is the total number of votes received in the first-phase election

electoral college

a group of people whose job is to choose a political leader

get rid of it

to remove or throw away something unwanted

representatives

a man who belongs to a congress, especially a member of the US House of Representatives

influence

the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this

campaigning

a planned group of especially political, business, or military activities that are intended to achieve a particular aim

take place

to happen

shifted power

to cause a state or situation in which one country or group (such as a political party) has more power than a competing one

slaves

a person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person

outvote

to defeat someone by winning a greater number of votes

poll taxes

a tax as a fixed sum on every liable individual

defender

someone who protects a place against attack, or who believes in and supports a person, idea, plan, etc.