tactical vote
Lesser-evil choice
A tactical vote is cast not for a voter's preferred candidate but to block an even less desirable one.
In elections with more than two viable candidates, voters may abandon their first choice if that candidate seems unlikely to win: I'm voting tactically to keep the Conservative out.
Also called strategic voting.
Deliberately planned for advantage
- ballotVoting document
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- candidatePerson seeking selection
polling · electorate · campaign · coalition · majority · minority · turnout · spoiler
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
savvy · canny · judicious · prudent · foresight · expediency · cost-benefit · risk-averse
Yielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- reluctantUnwilling to act
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
- propagandaBiased information for influence
strategic
Deliberately planned for advantage
- ballotVoting document
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
candidate · polling · electorate · campaign · coalition · majority · minority · turnout · spoiler · threshold
calculated
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
astute · savvy · canny · judicious · prudent · foresight · expediency · cost-benefit · risk-averse · hedging
concession
Yielding a point
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- pragmatismPractical problem-solving philosophy
- reluctantUnwilling to act
begrudging · sacrifice · harm-reduction · realistic · utilitarian
gerrymandering
Manipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- disinformationIntentional deceptive falsehoods
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally