Timeline for How often have majority parties plummeted in support in one election in democracies?
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| Jan 16, 2018 at 16:22 | comment | added | hszmv | The United States Political eras are called "Party Systems" and it is presently debated if we are in the Fifth, Sixth, or even Seventh Party System (basically, we are between an old and new era, but experts aren't quite sure if the Fifth system ended and the Sixth System occured or if the Fifth System was really long and the Sixth System is just now forming). Prior to the 5/6/7th debate, Party Systems typically last 30-40 years and are delineated by major voting shifts. | |
| Jan 30, 2017 at 18:55 | comment | added | user9790 | @blip is right. The Reagan Bush exception might prove to be unique | |
| Jan 30, 2017 at 18:15 | comment | added | user1530 | I think the US is actually not a great example given that, for the most part, we've only had two major parties at any given time and the swing from one to the other has been a consistent pattern for a really long time. | |
| Jan 30, 2017 at 15:42 | history | answered | Brythan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |