Close Race in Wisconsin Governor Primary
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People in Wisconsin are voting for a new governor. This is a primary. A primary is a vote to choose one person from a political party.
Two people want to be the Democratic Party's choice. Their names are David Crowley and Francesca Hong. Crowley is a moderate. A moderate has middle ideas, not very left or very right. Hong is a democratic socialist. A democratic socialist wants more help from the government for poor and working people.
The race is very close. This means both people have almost the same number of votes.
Other states are also voting today. These states are Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont, Alabama, and Connecticut. People there are choosing candidates too.
The winner in Wisconsin will run for governor later. A governor is the leader of a US state.
News websites are giving live updates. Live means the news is happening right now.
Vocabulary15 words
- primary
- a vote to choose one person from a political party
- moderate
- a person with middle political ideas
- democratic socialist
- a person who wants the government to help poor people a lot
- governor
- the leader of a US state
- live
- happening right now
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- close race
- when two people have almost the same number of votes
- Democratic Party
- one of the two big political groups in the US
- state
- one part of the United States
- update
- new information about something happening
- leader
- a person who runs a country, state, or group
- result
- the final number of votes for each person
- government
- the group of people who run a country or state
Quiz
Answer key
1. A primary election for governor 2. David Crowley and Francesca Hong 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
People in Wisconsin are voting for a new _____. This is a primary.
Two people want to be the Democratic Party's _____.
David Crowley is a _____. He has middle ideas.
Francesca Hong is a democratic _____. She wants more help for poor people.
The _____ is very close between the two candidates.
Other states voting today include Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont, Alabama, and _____.
The winner in Wisconsin will run for _____ later.
News websites are giving _____ updates about the results.
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