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Landslide Elections
AN ELECTION LANDSLIDE occurs when one candidate overwhelms the opposing candidate so convincingly that there is no doubt as to the electorate's preference. At the presidential level where the landslide concept is most commonly encountered, victory can be marked by Electoral ...
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