primarying
Mounting nomination opposition
Primarying is challenging an incumbent politician from within their own party in a primary election.
The term emerged in American politics as a warning or threat: The senator fears being primaried by a more conservative challenger.
It often implies punishment for insufficient party loyalty or ideological purity.
Current position holder
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- insurgentOne who revolts
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
- outsiderOne excluded from group
upstart · unseating · opposition · contender · rival · underdog · spoiler · anti-establishment
Meeting to pick candidates
- nominatingFormally suggesting someone
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- ballotingFormal vote-casting process
- superdelegatesUnpledged convention voters
pledged · unpledged · precincts · voters · turnout · runoff · candidacy · nominations
Campaigning for office
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
- townhallsCommunity question-and-answer sessions
whistlestop · get-out-the-vote · door-to-door · polling · platforms · constituents · stump · rallies
incumbent
Current position holder
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- insurgentOne who revolts
- establishmentFounded organization or venue
outsider · upstart · unseating · opposition · contender · rival · underdog · spoiler · anti-establishment
caucusing
Meeting to pick candidates
- nominatingFormally suggesting someone
- delegatesChosen representatives or assigns
- ballotingFormal vote-casting process
superdelegates · pledged · unpledged · precincts · voters · turnout · runoff · candidacy · nominations · frontrunner
stumping
Campaigning for office
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
townhalls · whistlestop · get-out-the-vote · door-to-door · polling · platforms · constituents · stump · rallies · fundraising
primaryingendorsing
Publicly declaring approval
supporting · backing · defending · rubber-stamping · renominating
primaryingaccepting
Willing to receive
acquiescing · falling in line · political apathy · disengagement
prime, primary, primitive, primer, primarily, primal, primacy, primate, primeval