The Allusionist - US Election Lexicon - Words are powerful, especially during election season

Additional Resources: Oxford Dictionaries have had enough of these political terms, and perhaps so have you. --> http://blog.oxforddictionaries.c... Lo, here's a short history of filibustering. --> http://www.historynet.com/a-shor... The linguistics of mass persuasion: how politicians make ‘fetch’ happen. --> http://daily.jstor.org/the-lingu... And in case you needed to know about the sex lives of politicians during primaries, the escorts they hire are here to tell you. --> http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-... Here's the original Election Lexicon episode. --> http://theallusionist.org/electi...