Part three

1. On the campaign trail(p.11)

1c, 2f, 3g, 4a, 5d, 6b, 7e

2. Electioneering clichés(p.13)

1d: tours

2h: rhetoric

3e: promise

4b: clichés

5c: assault

6g: tactics

7f: budget

8a: thuggery

3. Controlling the spin(p.15)

1. No 2. No. 3. Yes. 4. Yes. 5. No. 6. b. 7. No. 8. Yes. 9. No. 10. Yes. 11. point.

4. Surprising victory or massive defeat?(p.18)

a) categorical, b) comfortable, c) convincing, d) crushing, e) decisive, f) devastating, g) heavy, h) overwhelming, I) resounding, j) spectacular

5. Creaking coalitions.(p.19)

1. Yes. 2. goes. 3. existence. 4. Whoever formed a government. 5. No. 6. Yes. 7. control. 8. No. 9. No. 10. No. 11. Yes. 12. Yes. 13. constituency. 14. No. 15. Yes. 16. important.

6. Political lame ducks.(p.22)

1c, 2e, 3f, 4b, 5a, 6d.

7. Grassroots partners.(p.24)

a. support, b. opinion, c. followers, d. feeling, e. level, f. campaign, g. revolt.

8. A return to dictatorship?(p.26)

1. No. 2. No. 3. contempt, despise. 4. Yes. 5. No. 8. No. 9. No. 10.dictatorship, fast.