As Republicans hope for victory in November, recent events in Britain remind us how quickly success can turn into ashes. The British Conservative party experienced a historical meltdown in the July 4 election, losing two-thirds of its seats in the biggest defeat in the party’s history. Thanks to the oddities of Britain’s First Past the Post election system, Labour now holds a huge majority despite recording the lowest winning vote share (34%) of any ruling party since the advent of the universal franchise.
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