Sentences with phrase «party electoral competition»

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To begin with, the Democrats have become the minority party not just in presidential terms but at virtually every level of electoral competition, federal, state, and local.

A state where there are many legislative candidates running without major party competition in a general election is therefore one with a much less competitive electoral environment than states where most or all legislative candidates face major party competition.

My interest in minor parties stems from how they change the dynamic of electoral calculations and turn a duopolistic zero - sum game into a valid competition, which the traditional big - two should ignore at their peril, though I suspect you and they each secretly habour conflicting viewpoints about how to deal with the reality of their existence and the additional complexity they provide.

Based on the analysis of this latest Sunday Independent - Millward Brown poll and other polls covered in this post, Labour would be in serious trouble if their national support levels fall below ten percent as the party is also facing a «perfect storm» from electoral geography and changed competition levels.

This history of strong electoral competition has resulted in active local parties with relatively high memberships.

«The Green Party is now the third major party in statewide elections, but it will be the second major party in the cities and rural areas because we will provide electoral competition to incumbents where little now exists,» Hawkins Party is now the third major party in statewide elections, but it will be the second major party in the cities and rural areas because we will provide electoral competition to incumbents where little now exists,» Hawkins party in statewide elections, but it will be the second major party in the cities and rural areas because we will provide electoral competition to incumbents where little now exists,» Hawkins party in the cities and rural areas because we will provide electoral competition to incumbents where little now exists,» Hawkins said.

In this electoral cycle, the London Mayoral election stands out as the best measure of whether the polls had improved on their diminished reputation, due to the similar party competition.

Indeed, it is often only the minor parties that are disadvantaged in the electoral competition.