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Old 07-02-08, 11:36 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Here's a nifty little trick.

I can't see this trend continuing as well as it has. With the American electorate split so evenly and expecting far more than the government can deliver, the party in charge will fall out of grace much sooner than they would have in one of these "natural" cycles. I'd say four consecutive terms for any one party is close to impossible nowadays.

I still believe in the "pendulum" effect and I do think it started to swing to the left in 2006 and will continue to do so this year. I just think its chain is shorter than in years past.
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