FLOHPA
n.— «If Kerry wins Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania—the battleground trifecta being referred to as “FLOHPA”—Bush would need to hold all of his red states and win two Democratic-leaning states.» —“Eight states too close to call” by John Mercurio, Molly Levinson CNN Oct. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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