Where everything is bipartisan until it is not.
A rank-and-file legislator without a leadership position, literally sitting in the back rows of parliament and metaphorically sitting in the back rows of power. They vote as told and dream of the frontbench.
The act of voting by ballot, typically done through a written or electronic system to ensure privacy and record-keeping—democracy's way of making your opinion official without requiring you to shout it in a crowded town square.
To tour rural areas making political speeches, traditionally in barns or small venues, pressing the flesh with voters who don't see candidates often. Old-fashioned retail politics without the retail.
The political gymnastics of trying to pander to two completely incompatible voter bases simultaneously without anyone noticing you're talking out of both sides of your mouth. It's having your cake, eating it too, and claiming you never liked cake anyway.
The insular world of Washington D.C. politics and federal government, referring to the Interstate 495 loop surrounding the capital. It's where policy gets made by people who've lost touch with reality.
Unofficial diplomatic negotiations conducted secretly, bypassing formal government channels.
Someone on an unchecked spending spree, typically dropping government stimulus checks on frivolous purchases with zero financial planning.