Realigning elections

[MarkWarner08]

1800
1828
1860
1896
1932
1968 (political realignment-- American begins to move rightward)
1980 (ideological realignment -- America elects hard-line conservative President)
2008

[MarkWarner08]

Might be worth bumping this thread...

If John McCain beats Hillary Clinton, we may also see a realignment election, except this one will likely favor the GOP.

[MarkWarner08]

Might be worth bumping this thread...

If John McCain beats Hillary Clinton, we may also see a realignment election, except this one will likely favor the GOP.

If Hillary won, would we see a realignment in favor of Democrats?

Unless she is a highly successful President who will end the War in Iraq without any major consequences, pass immigration reform without antagonizing working class, and convince 60 Senators to pass her health care plan, I can't see how see could oversee an alignment in American politics.

[MarkWarner08]

Might be worth bumping this thread...

If John McCain beats Hillary Clinton, we may also see a realignment election, except this one will likely favor the GOP.

If Hillary won, would we see a realignment in favor of Democrats?

Unless she is a highly successful President who will end the War in Iraq without any major consequences, pass immigration reform without antagonizing working class, and convince 60 Senators to pass her health care plan, I can't see how see could oversee an alignment in American politics.

If she is going to do that, she better bring in seven more Democratic Senators and about 20 more Democratic House members. 

Which both of us agree probably won't happen.