western swing
noun
: swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)
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DiCamillo said California Latino voting patterns are pretty comparable to Latino voting patterns in Arizona and Nevada, if not the east coast, and the decline in support for Harris isn’t a good sign for her in the western swing states.
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Nevada Similar to Arizona, Nevada is another western swing state Harris will need to win to secure her first term as president.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Aug. 2024
Fallout takes place in an alternate future, in which nuclear fusion is easy af but making a car without fins or writing a song that’s not western swing is impossible.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Take these two actions together (if the second one happens), and Biden’s plan for winning the Latino vote — critical in western swing states — comes into focus.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Nevada Similar to Arizona, Nevada is another western swing state Harris will need to win to secure her first term as president.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Aug. 2024
Fallout takes place in an alternate future, in which nuclear fusion is easy af but making a car without fins or writing a song that’s not western swing is impossible.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
Take these two actions together (if the second one happens), and Biden’s plan for winning the Latino vote — critical in western swing states — comes into focus.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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“Western swing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/western%20swing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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