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(A '''safe district''' is a legislative district in which the likely voters support one political party or the other by an overwhelmingly large margin.) |
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Revision as of 00:59, March 8, 2010
A safe district' is a legislative district in which the likely voters support one political party or the other by an overwhelmingly large margin. For example, liberal Democrat Nancy Pelosi represents a safe district of overwhelmingly Democratic voters in the San Francisco area, making it virtually impossible for her to lose an election.