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blanket primary
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a variant of the open primary in which the voter receives a ballot that lists the candidates for nomination of all the parties, enabling the voter to vote for candidates of different parties.
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closed primary
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a type of primary in which the voter must be a registered member of a political party to vote in that party's primary.
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coattails (political)
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the tendency of lesser-known or weaker candidates to profit in an election by the presence of a more popular candidate on the ticket.
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critical or realigning periods
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periods during which a sharp, lasting shift occurs in the ppular coalition supporting one or both parties. the issues that separate the two parties change, so the kinds of voters supporting each party change.
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electoral coalition
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a base of committed partisans supporting an electoral candidate who also attracts swing votes.
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