Politics and Governance

6. A survey used to gauge public opinion concerning issues or to forecast an election
7. a person who encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behavior in another
9. The candidate chosen by a political party to run for a particular office
10. An informal meeting of local party members to discuss candidates and choose delegates to the party's convention
11. having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
12. A current officeholder
13. A political analyst, commentator, or columnist who usually works for a newspaper or magazine, or in broadcasting
14. alert to injustice in society, especially racism

1. An organized effort to win an election; To strive for elected office
2. A cooperative effort by two political parties
3. The positions that a party adopts, and stands on, at the beginning of an election campaign
4. A representative to a party's national convention chosen by local voters to vote for a particular candidate
5. When a political party chooses its official candidate for a particular office
8. To campaign in person on a local level
11. A national meeting of a political party, where delegates formally elect a party's nominee