Word: winningly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their chief complaints is that "proportional representation" is really "perpetual representation": Sitting councillors almost always win. Critics of PR point to the most recent council election in 1987, when nine incumbents sought re-election, and nine incumbents...
This summer, Newsday, Long Island's bible of local politics, ran a cover story outlining the several dozen men (no women) who run Nassau County, listing their outrageous salaries (mostly for part-time jobs) and their potential conflicts of interest. The Republicans will still win again this year...
...continuous re-election of Republicans is usually attributable to a combination of Republican political skill and Democratic ineptitude. Two years ago, the Democrats blew a chance to win the race for town supervisor when incumbent Republican John Kiernan vowed to put a resource recovery plant in a location that was potentially hazardous to the population and the environment. Public opinion in the many areas surrounding the site was viciously anti-Republican...
...comes as no surprise that the Democrats cannot attract, winning candidates. You either have to be truly devoted to a political cause or a little bit crazy to run a race you cannot possibly win. And because there are few political causes about which to become passionate on Long Island, the candidates are usually a little crazy...
...Cambridge, if you disagree with one Democrat, another might win. On Long Island, if you disagree with one Republican, you lose...