But although a more plural congress will be elected in September, new members will not be seated until January, allowing the outgoing assembly to pass unpopular laws without electoral repercussions.
At a news conference this week, Mr. Bush answered a question about whether his appearance at the university would hurt him in a general election by saying that both his father, George Bush, and Ronald Reagan had visited the school without electoral repercussions.
Speaking to the Guardian after the Udall rally, at Metro State University, Gutiérrez explained his concerns about the electoral repercussions of the president's decision not to act, which, he said, had placed "political, partisan considerations ahead of good public policy".
Politically, the US Congress and White House continue to pay lip service to the embargo, largely out of fear of the electoral repercussions were either main party to displease the Cuban exiles who continue to wield significant influence in the key swing state of Florida.
They can vote their conscience without any electoral repercussions.
But the point is that she almost certainly won't face any electoral repercussions for her failure.
That plan was so asinine to members of Congress that the moderate wing of the Republican Party rejected it due to fears of the electoral repercussions in the 2018 midterm elections.
In Europe, Britain's terms of exit from the European Union remain unsettled and the upcoming national electoral calendar is crowded, with possibilities of adverse economic repercussions, in the short and longer terms.
Sharply rising personal debt levels have dented consumer confidence.One of the most remarkable turnarounds in Ireland's electoral politics and the greatest comeback in Fianna Fail's election history will have repercussions for Irish politics too.
Electoral Candidates children (Romney) state they want to punch the president in the face during debates with no formal repercussions.
