"Spin" - The Psychology of Politics

The ongoing United States election has captured my attention and the interest of Canadians. Over the past few months, as I have watched the news updates, however, I have been surprised to learn that US politics use a number of words that are not generally used in everyday conversations. We hear words like "pundent", "spin", "superdelegates", "caucus" and "misspeak" in the news but the more I pay attention to the debates, the more I realize that there is confusion about the meanings of these

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