1. A sacrificial lamb in this case would be someone or something you know will lose, but must go through the loss or pain anyway. In this case, the Republican party put Goldwater up for election, even though they knew it would probably be a humiliating loss. In general, a 'sacrificial lamb' is somebody that must go through some pain or loss for the good of a larger number. 2. In the electoral college, each state has a given number of votes. If a majority in that state vote for candidate A, then A gets all the state's votes - he/she has carried (won) the state. 3. You are correct. They could estimate it, but did not know for sure.

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Hi May... this word comes from the 圣经, where a sacrifice 牺牲 was offered to the God of the 圣经 for the evil that people did. He told them to sacrifice a 羊羔. This word then became one of the names for 耶稣, because he was sacrificed for all people. From this - the expression "sacrificial lamb" came into the English language. Someone who is sacrificed for a cause or reason, -- another term used in English is a "scapegoat" - You can read about Barry here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Barry_Goldwater A landslide - is where part of the mountain falls down, and it can bury a city or village..... something that can happen after an bad rain storm or after an earthquake. In English, if there is a competition, and one side wins by a great margin or by a great majority.... we call this victory a landslide. So if you and I play badminton and you win and I have only 1 point, then you won by a landslide. In this story it is about the political election, so they knew that their side would win by a great margin. The 2 major parties in the US are the Democrats and Republicans. The size of the Demo

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