Broun first ran for public office in 1990, challenging Democratic U.S. Congressman Richard Ray, of Georgia's 3rd congressional district. Ray defeated him 63%â37%. Broun ran again in 1992, but lost in the Republican primary to State Senator Mac Collins, 55%â45%.
Top definition. drain the swamp. Drain the swamp originally means to get rid of the malaria-carrying mosquitoes by draining the swamp. Figuratively, drain the swamp means to exterminate something that is harmful or anything that most of the people hate such as corruption or government waste.
A swamp is a low wetland where water from streams or rivers collects in a shallow flat area before flowing out in another stream or river. A swamp is usually muddy, and frequently supports trees, either water-tolerant trees like mangrove and cypress, or land trees on islands within the swamp. bog is a wetland, often higher than the surrounding land, which holds water by virtue of the absorbency of its thick layer of peat. This peat is the main distinguishing characteristic of a bog, and it may be composed of sphagnum, lichen, or any other accumulated vegetation.