swing voter

Hebrew translation: קול צף

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English term or phrase:	swing voter
Hebrew translation:	קול צף

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08:57 Nov 26, 2009

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Social Sciences - Government / Politics

English term or phrase: swing voter

Definition from The Washington Post:
A voter who is not extremely loyal to a particular party and may cross party lines to select a candidate.

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While the swing voter is ostensibly the target of most political activity during elections, in countries without compulsory voting the political parties know that the shift from one party to another is dependent only to a limited extent on swing voters. Wikipedia
In a country where many voters identify with a particular political party, "swing voters" -- those who do not have a strong party affiliation -- often take center stage in an election year Online News Hour
The only time our vote really matters is when it breaks a tie or creates a tie – when our vote becomes the swing vote scienceline.org

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קול צף

Definition:
בוחר שטרם החליט לאיזו מפלגה הוא יצביע. בנוסף משתמע מהביטוי כי הבוחר אכן מתכווון לגשת לקלפי להצביע

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קול צף

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קול צף

Definition from own experience or research:
בוחר שטרם החליט לאיזו מפלגה הוא יצביע. בנוסף משתמע מהביטוי כי הבוחר אכן מתכווון לגשת לקלפי להצביע

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חלה ירידה של 2% בלבד בקולות הצפים לעומת חודש שעבר: 26% טרם החליטו איזה פתק ישימו בקלפי - mako - חדשות ערוץ 2

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