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Bob Benenson’s Jigsaw Politics: The Democrats’ ‘Reverse Realignment’ Comes True — If Obama Can Keep It

By Bob Benenson and CQ Staff
Posted November 7, 2008 at 1:00am

historic economic instability
two foreign military conflicts
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