swing voter

Defined
A voter who is not extremely loyal to a particular party and may cross party lines to select a candidate.

Example
A recent survey by Democratic pollster Celinda Lake showed there may be more swing voters in Democratic-held House districts than widely acknowledged. Survey respondents revealed skepticism over how electable Sens. Clinton (N.Y.) or Obama (Ill.) would be if either wins the party's presidential nomination, a finding that could possibly hurt Democrat incumbents' reelection chances to Congress. (Photo By Alan Diaz -- Associated Press )

• In Swing Districts, Democratic Enthusiasm Is Harder to Come By (The Washington Post)

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