leaners

The word leaners, of course, is a play on "bent," a Britishism for homosexual, and the picture's colors are psychedelicized pastels with which Charles Ludlam might have staged an Easter parade.

Keeping A Stiff Upper Lip 2008

Over the next decade and a half, this new coalition gradually removed the left leaners from the GOP, rejected New Left Dem politicians Carter, Mondale and Dukakis by landslides and took over Congress in 1994 when the Dem conservative changed party affiliation.

Balkinization 2006

Over the next decade and a half, this new coalition gradually removed the left leaners from the GOP, rejected New Left Dem politicians Carter, Mondale and Dukakis by landslides and took over Congress in 1994 when the Dem conservative changed party affiliation.

Balkinization 2006

Notably, the latest Rasmussen survey includes "leaners" -- or respondents who do not initially indicate a preference for either candidate, but when pressed in a follow-up, declare that they are leaning towards a particular nominee.

The Nation Marc Kilstein 2010

Rasmussen poll out shows McDonnell's lead among Likely Voters (including "leaners" - undecideds pushed to say who they're currently leaning towards) is at 2 percent.

Virginia Virtucon 2009

The sample is 43/31 in favor of Democrats if you include leaners, which is the same

Hot Air » Top Picks 2009

They are known as leaners; similar to trees that may sway or grow because of wind or gravity to grow in a slanted position.

xml's Blinklist.com 2008

These so-called leaners, however, make up less than 10 percent of each candidate's support, a sign that significant movement in the campaign's final days is not likely.

New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com 2008

First, and perhaps most important, the pollster trying to tally the size of the undecided pool must first push "leaners" — voters who lean toward one side but aren't committed — into one camp or the other.

How the Undecided Are Decisive Peter A. Brown 2010

So the most likely outcome is that the "leaners" will prevail and Washington and Colorado will split, although that result is not at all certain.

HuffPost Pollster's Final Predictions For 2010 The Huffington Post News Team 2010