Amicus Curiae
Friend of the Court. Not all actions taken by interests groups revolve around campaign contributions or wealthy donors. In fact, most of the work of […]
Terms
Sister Souljah Moment
The controversy that coined the term. —From Taegan Goddard’s Political Dictionary Currently: Find a political “Sister Souljah” moment since the 1992 event. Who was the […]
Elections: Frontloading
The race to be the first state. Frontloading is a political phenomenon in American politics. Frontloading involves individual states moving their primary or caucus day […]
Willie Horton
Dog-whistle politics. The 1988 Willie Horton Ad is considered to be one of the most explosive political ads in modern times. The ad, created by […]
Superdelegates
The division within the Democratic Party. Superdelegates are unelected and unpledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Generally they are elected officials (congress members, governor, […]