Tarazis
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Political Matrix
E: -3.23, S: -4.70
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« on: November 21, 2005, 03:34:55 PM » |
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1) Many party switchers, ticket spliters and independents
it's a normal thing. i think that it is more to do with the decrees in loyalty to party and more chosing people on there own meret....if that makes sence.....
2) 3rd party candidates become more important in deciding elections
J. Strom Thurmond 1948, George Wallace 1968, H. Ross Perot 1992 were much biggrer in electoral terms than Ralph Nader or Pat Buchanan in 2000
3)The Electoral College Misfires
That is an institutional thing, not a trend of voters
4) Special interests groups become as important as goverment institutions in governing.
There has always been special interests and there always will be as long as we have different interests and dreams
5) Courts become more important than legislature in deciding issues facing the country.
I think that courts have been more important in changing the direction of socity and in protecting minority rights agains the status quo.
6) Increasing partisanship by the two parties in Congress.
Not anymore
7) Long periods of divided government or slim party control.
in ireland it's 25years since we has one party government. its the norm in europe, your actually joining the majority here.....but this is an outcome of you election process....
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