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Hacker call "winner-take-all politics" in their book by that name.
Ryan J. Bell: Needed: Prophetic Voices For A Just Economy Ryan J. Bell 2011
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Hacker call "winner-take-all politics" in their book by that name.
Ryan J. Bell: Needed: Prophetic Voices For A Just Economy Ryan J. Bell 2011
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The harsh tone underscored the importance of the final on-stage bout before Tuesday's winner-take-all primary.
Gingrich, Romney Take Off Gloves Patrick O'Connor 2012
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My home town team just won the Dutch football league for the first time since 1926, but such a thing is highly unusual in the winner-take-all world of football.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Stanley Cup Final for the History Books 2010
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Roe had such far-reaching effects because reactions to Roe and Bolton set the scorched-earth, winner-take-all tone and volume of the political fights since 1973.
Frank Schaeffer: Abortion Tactics and Conflicted Moral Ambivalence Frank Schaeffer 2011
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Mr. Friess said this week he isn't likely to help Mr. Santorum ahead of Tuesday's Florida primary, because it's "not realistic" that the former Pennsylvania senator can prevail in the winner-take-all contest.
Santorum's Main Backer Plans to Keep on Funding Brody Mullins 2012
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Yet to today's new pro-corporate state and national Democrats, reflecting the winner-take-all political trends that have accelerated during the Obama era, These people are seen as sort of dispensable, and don't deserve the social safety net.
Art Levine: GOP-Style Democrats Slash DC Budget: Homeless Moms Already Given Bus Tokens, Not Shelter Art Levine 2011
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My home town team just won the Dutch football league for the first time since 1926, but such a thing is highly unusual in the winner-take-all world of football.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Stanley Cup Final for the History Books 2010
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Yet to today's new pro-corporate state and national Democrats, reflecting the winner-take-all political trends that have accelerated during the Obama era, These people are seen as sort of dispensable, and don't deserve the social safety net.
Art Levine: GOP-Style Democrats Slash DC Budget: Homeless Moms Already Given Bus Tokens, Not Shelter Art Levine 2011
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As a result of changes in state laws enacted since 1789, the people have the right to vote for presidential electors in 100% of the states, there are no property requirements for voting in any state, and the state-by-state winner-take-all rule is used by 48 of the 50 states.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Violent Misdemeanants, the Right to Bear Arms, and the Right to Vote 2010
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