"Clout" is a real word, so you can look it up in a dictionary for the meaning. As for its function in-game: it's a resource you use to buy abilities and introduce bills.
"Verdun 2" in WW2? how on earth would that work? Verdun was a battle in WORLD WAR ONE not WWII. If there was a second, it would be called something else. "Normandy" perhaps?
"Clout" is a real word, so you can look it up in a dictionary for the meaning. As for its function in-game: it's a resource you use to buy abilities and introduce bills.