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Realigning election - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Realigning election (often called a "critical election") or political realignment are terms from political science and political history describing a dramatic change in the political system. Schola...
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Realignment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Realignment may refer to: • Realigning election, especially in US history and political science • Realignment in Middle East, US-Israeli geostrategy for synchronizing the Middle East • Realignment (s...
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In the US the Noughties is associated with George W. Bush and Iraq. In Britain it was once associated with the brilliant political wizardry of Tony Blair. ... But now the voters in Britain think of the clunking failure of Gordon Brown. It's not just that his decade-old boast of "ending Tory ... Election Day Prognostications...
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Realigning election is a term from political science. It describes any election which represents a bold departure from previous patterns of voting. It is generally believed that a realigning election happens only after a shift in partisan preferences, though not necessarily policy preferences, among the electorate.
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A Realigning Election; From the February 14 / February 21, 2005 issue: President Bush never accepted the notion that Iraqis or other Arab or Muslim peoples are not "ready" for democracy. As a result millions of Iraqis (and Afghans) have now voted.
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And are we so afraid of letting the Shia, who make up more than 60 percent of the Iraqi population, or the Kurds, who make up about 20 percent, win their fair share of votes in a free election? Are we really willing to deny these people the right to choose their own representatives?
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Will 2008 be a Realigning Election?; Editorial; April 2008; by: Andrew E. Busch ... There has recently been a spate of commentary holding forth the prospect that the 2008 election may prove to be a "realigning" election. One should treat such predictions with great caution.
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