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- A voter who is not extremely loyal to a particular party and may cross party lines to select a candidate. The Washington Post
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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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- votante (o electorado) indeciso
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- votante que, pudiendo ser, o no, partidario de una agrupacion politica, decide su voto en el último momento y afecta así el resultado de unas elecciones. Own research - by Enrique Gongora
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- Es evidente que la clave de todas elecciones es conseguir captar a esa parte del electorado más volátil y poco disciplinada, es decir, el votante indeciso que, por suerte para la derecha, tiende a tener (al menos en los últimos tiempos) un perfil más de izquierda. - Becario en Moncloa by Enrique Gongora
- El electorado indeciso, que hace dos semanas prefería al republicano John McCain, cambió de bando. - El País (Uruguay) by Enrique Gongora
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- Wechselwähler: Vor allem in der Wahlforschung übliche Bezeichnung für Wähler und Wählerinnen, die nicht bei jeder Wahl dieselbe Partei wählen. Gegenteil: Stammwähler. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung - by Marion Schweizer
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- Als Wechselwähler wird der Wähler bezeichnet, der z.B. bei zwei aufeinanderfolgenden gleichen Wahlen (also z.B. bei zwei Bundestagswahlen) für verschiedene Parteien gestimmt hat. Der Anteil der Wechselwähler hat deutlich zugenommen und wird auf fast 40 Prozent geschätzt. - Universität Münster by Marion Schweizer
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