How to Use swing state in a Sentence

swing state

noun
  • There have been similar movements in the swing states toward her, per the polling averages.
    Jay Cost, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Nearly every major pollster has shown Harris surging, though the race remains very close in the key swing states.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 18 Aug. 2024
  • That has catapulted her into a small lead over Donald Trump in most national polls and at least a tie in most swing states.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Harris has been campaigning in swing states with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
    Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • And suppose that at the same time, Democrats win the swing states.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
  • The races are all sort of within the margin of error in these swing states.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • There could be enough in a few swing states to make a difference.
    Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Colorado used to be considered a swing state but has moved to the left.
    Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 11 May 2023
  • At no point had either of them come to the swing state to discuss the Mideast conflict with voters.
    USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Joe Biden right now is down seven points in the four swing states that will decide the next election.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The case’s outcome has the potential to alter the politics of the swing state.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Click here to learn about the lawsuits in the seven swing states that could shape the Biden-Trump rematch in November.
    Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
  • Wisconsin, a swing state, is one of the most coveted for the 2024 election.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 June 2024
  • But he’s still locked in a dead heat with Donald Trump, according to some polls, behind in many of the key swing states.
    ABC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • North Carolina is a swing state that Trump has carried in the past, but Democrats have seen as pivotal.
    CBS News, 24 July 2024
  • Trump’s visits to Wisconsin and Michigan mark his second trip to the swing states in just a month.
    Adriana Gomez Licon, Fortune, 1 May 2024
  • The poll showed Trump leading Biden in five of six swing states just a year from the presidential election.
    Jack Birle, Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2023
  • That was also true of recent Marist polls in the swing states of Georgia and North Carolina.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 May 2024
  • Arizona is one of the nation’s newest swing states — and one of the most competitive.
    Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For one, Michigan is an important swing state that is likely to be very close.
    Ashley Lopez, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Polls in swing states have come back with similar results.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The Philadelphia area county is a swing area in one of the nation’s crucial swing states.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 3 July 2024
  • Arizona, a swing state in the Nov. 5 presidential election, doesn't just hold the electoral ticket to Biden’s seat to the White House.
    Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Biden's 'bloodbath' at the border is seeping into the swing state suburbs.
    Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Biden would win the popular vote by one point and claim at least two swing states: Nevada and Michigan, according to the poll.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Exit polling in last year's midterms showed the issue was important in swing states like Michigan.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Recent surveys have shown close races in swing states, often with Trump having an edge.
    Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • The margin of error for the swing state voters was plus or minus 6 percentage points.
    Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 26 June 2023
  • The stakes of the election expand while the presidential field, the number of swing states, and the pool of persuadable voters all contract.
    Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Mar. 2023
  • But Biden trails Trump in our averages for each of the important swing states by varying margins.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 3 May 2024

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