Election Phrases

Phrases

• A week is a long time in politics
• Ballot rigging
• Beauty contest (a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy)
• Beauty parade (a political contest in which the result is infuenced by personality and image more than by policy)
• Bedroom politics
• Billion Dollar Man (Nickname of American politician Henry Nowak)
• Breeder's choice
• Decision engine (A form of search engine)
• Decision height (The point at which a pilot must abort a landing)
• Don't vote; it only encourages them (Anarchist political slogan)
• Dream ticket
• Executive decision
• Four more years (Presidential election slogan)
• Gesture politics
• Go to the country
• Hanging chad
• Hobson's Choice (David Lean movie)
• Hobson's choice (Cockney rhyming slang for voice)
• I'm Ross, and you're the Boss (Ross Perot slogan)
• If drafted, I will not run; if nominated, I will not accept; if elected, I will not serve
• If you vote for Goldwater, you'll get a war in Vietnam (Political slogan)
• It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in
• Many are called but few are chosen
• Multiple choice
• Natural selection
• Office politics

• One man: one vote
• Paddy Pantsdown (Nickname of English politician Paddy Ashdown)
• Play the race card
• Pork barrel politics
• Press the flesh
• Read my lips, no new taxes (Political slogan)
• Rock the vote
• Snap decision
• Split decision
• Split the vote
• Spoiled for choice
• Super Tuesday
• Survival of the fittest
• Swept into office
• The Beast of Bolsover (Nickname of English politician Dennis Skinner)
• The Boy David (Nickname of English politician David Steel)
• The Chingford Strangler (Nickname of English politician Norman Tebbit)
• The people's choice (a person or thing chosen by public acclamation)
• The referee's decision is final
• Vote of conscience
• Vote with your feet
• Voter fraud
• We never forget you have a choice (British Caledonian Airline advertising slogan)
• Whoever you vote for the government gets in (Anarchist political slogan)
• You pay your money and you take your choice
• Your choice down at Wendy's, where quality is our recipe (Wendy Burgers advertising slogan)