e/Macropartisanship

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has gloss	eng: In the United States, Macropartisanship is a term used to explain the shifts in political party affiliation with relation to presidential popularity and political events such as wars or scandals. There is strong evidence to prove that in the presidential popularity and party identification move together. For example, in the 1980’s, there was strong support for Republican President Ronald Reagan. Although the number of Republicans did not actually increase, the voters simply responded to the political world. Another example of this occurred in the 1960’s with the election of the popular Democratic President John F. Kennedy.
lexicalization	eng: Macropartisanship
instance of	c/Political science terms