The "New"s
this city was first called New Amsterdam before it took its current moniker
New York
before entering politics in 1963, he first was in the Navy, and then a peanut farmer
Jimmy Carter
a loud, noisy Iowa crowd in early February
raucous caucus
this state swung the most against trump from 2016 to 2020
vermont
this Nevada Democrat, who beat Joe Heck in 2016, is running to defend her Senate seat in the 2022 midterms
Catherine Cortez Masto
this state is home to the highest number of PhDs per capita
New Mexico
he hosted the TV show "Servant of the People" for three seasons before starting a political party with the same name and getting elected in 2019
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
this is what happens if someone cuts into your conversation in order to offer you a bribe
Corruption interruption
this is one of the blue states which bordered the most red states (5) in the 2020 election
either is acceptable
georgia or colorado
this Vermont Republican is running for his fourth two-year term as Governor in 2022
Phil Scott
this "New" city is only a twenty minute drive from its namesake; together they are home to more than 26 million people
New Delhi
this current U.S. senate candidate rushed for 1,500 yards on the 1988 Cowboys, and competed in the 1992 Olympics for bobsledding
Herschel Walker
someone who tries to amend or change the congressional rule which requires 60 votes to close debate
filibuster adjuster
this continental union serves as an international institution for diplomacy and cooperation between 55 member states
the African Union
the first round of the french national election was held on April 10th; this person came in third
Jean-Luc Melenchon
this Australian state is home to the city of Sydney
New South Wales
this current US Senator, and former governor, was originally a geologist and owned a brewery
John Hickenlooper
a piece of legislation which includes a wrecking amendment inserted solely to make the vote fail
poison-pill bill
in 2020, trump netted the most popular votes in raw number (trump minus biden) out of which state
tennessee
on April 3rd, this Hungarian leader secured a 2/3 supermajority with his right-wing political alliance Fidesz, for his fourth term
Viktor Orban
more than 95% of residents of this French island territory voted No to an independence referendum in 2021; its name means New Scotland
New Caledonia
he tried his hand at stand-up comedy and rock before eventually becoming the British Prime Minister from 1997-2007
Tony Blair
a philosophy of "might makes right", but when you only get 45% of the vote
plurality morality
the longest shared border in the world is between the US and Canada; the second longest is between these two countries
Russia and Kazakhstan
in October, Brazil will hold its presidential election, largely between incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and this former president from 2003-2010
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva