Realignment in the United States

Concept of Realignment

In the U.S., in the context of Voting, Campaigns and Elections Realignment has the following meaning: Historically in the U.S., a significant and enduring shift in the party loyalties of the electorate occurring roughly once a generation. Such shifts have often been associated with a particularly momentous or critical election or sequence of elections in which new issues arise, a different party comes to power, and public policy changes decisively. (Source of this definition of Realignment : University of Texas)

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• Voting
• Campaigns
• Elections