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- united states - Could Democrats take back the House of Representatives . . .
In 'Dems can take the House back in 60 days' a YouTube podcaster argues that via the three upcoming special elections (1 in New York and 2 in Florida) Democrats could take the House back by winning
- united states - Historical U. S. political party realignments . . .
Theoretical Context Duverger's law states that subject to certain conditions, a political system with single member district plurality vote candidate elections naturally tends towards having two, roughly equal, political parties
- ideology - Democratic Socialism vs Social Democracy - Politics Stack . . .
A social democrat, on the other hand, works within the capitalist regime for social and economic justice by interventions by the state This is more New Labour This is more New Labour For example, the way the current pandemic was controlled is by a classic social intervention - but writ large - and writ globally
- presidential election - What makes California a Democratic state . . .
Alaska, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, South North Carolina are coastal states, and they are not majority Democrat Texas and Florida are diverse I don't believe your theory holds I would agree that trading cities have a natural tendency to be liberal, but I believe California is strictly Democrat for another reason –
- voter registration - Why are people asked for their party affiliation . . .
From a recent article about the pipe bombing suspect: Sayoc’s voter registration in Florida lists him as a Republican, according to state records He registered in March 2016 I thought this was a
- economy - What are possible explanations for why Democratic states . . .
The default Democrat position on many issues, not just homelessness, is to favor the perceived underdog (Ukraine, George Floyd, the homeless, etc ) If people are living on the street, regardless of how they got there or how they spend their time, they are less fortunate, and by definition, victims
- united states - Why are the 2 US political parties called Republicans . . .
The names have historical symbolic meaning: 'Democrat' was a moniker used in opposition the 'Federalist' party back in the early 19th century (emphasizing 'the people' against a strong centralized government); 'Republican' arose a bit before the Civil War to emphasize the unity of the republic against the (then) Democratic emphasis on States' Rights
- united states - Where do the democratic and republican matched animal . . .
The democrats are commonly represented by a donkey and the republicans by an elephant and there's many articles that will explain which cartoonist created the associations in the 1870s
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