SWING STATE Definition & Meaning

swing state

[ swing steyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

U.S. Politics.

a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election:
the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of swing state¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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The showstopper of the night, though, was the Wisconsin Supreme Court election, which would determine the balance of power in the all-important swing state.

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Tuesday's result was a setback for Trump in a crucial presidential swing state that he won by less than a percentage point last November.

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A New York Post report from January found Musk’s PAC was still on the hook for hundreds of thousands in payments to multiple swing state volunteers.

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For many, Tuesday night was their first time meeting Ms Slotkin, who won the US Senate seat in the swing state of Michigan last year.

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The Ukrainian leader visited a munitions factory in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania last September and met Trump's rival, Kamala Harris, at the White House.

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