Across
- 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
Down
- 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