Even in hotly contested years, only a fraction of voters actually take part in primary elections.
In closely contested years, like 2012, the concentration of Democratic voters in cities has put them at a loss — and given House Republicans little reason to fear national opinion.
In heavily contested years, this means voters' second or third preference might be more important than their first, as the counting process successively eliminates the movie with the fewest first-place votes, giving them to each ballot's second-ranked movie.
In a hotly contested election year, Asian American voters may make a significant difference.
This threatens the Goldman Pairs, which have been contested every year since 1929, surely the long-running annual bridge event in the world.
At the same time, there was ample griping within both parties, signaling that Congress remains deeply divided heading into a hotly contested election year.
Vonn fell in the super-G of the Alpine world championships, a race contested one year and two days before the scheduled start of the Sochi Olympics in Russia.
Cassandra also hopes that "unemployability" and "unemployerability", as discussed in point 9, are contested next year (on both linguistic and social fronts).Nevertheless, the forecasts make for intriguing reading and highlights appear below.
The trade bill never became a political football, partly because pro-trade Republicans were loath to antagonize their corporate benefactors in a hotly contested election year, and labor leaders never believed that they could win enough Democrats.
If confirmed, Burwell, who is the current director of the Office and Management and Budget, will become the key figure leading implementation of the Affordable Care Act at a crucial time for the health-care law during a hotly contested election year.
