Ultimately it will take several more election cycles to work out the true effects of these changes.
Democrats said they were pleased with the results, while acknowledging it would take several more election cycles before the party is at parity with Republicans.
Obama's advisers are convinced that if the Republicans don't find a way to attract non-white voters, particularly Hispanics and Asians, they may lose the White House for two or three more election cycles.
Under the new system – which is not due to take affect until after elections in June – Erdoğan will be able to stand in two more election cycles, meaning he could govern until 2029.
Under the new system - which is not due to take affect until after elections in June – Erdoğan will be able to stand in two more election cycles, meaning he could govern as a powerful head of state until 2029.
Mr. Geisst said the rage against financial interests could linger for several more election cycles, because economies tend to recover much more slowly after financial crises than after other downturns.
Erdoğan's narrow victory in April's referendum on the constitution transformed Turkey from a parliamentary democracy into a presidential system, vastly expanding the president's power over the judiciary and allowing him to run for two more election cycles, potentially leading the country as a powerful executive until 2029.
JAV: How many more years -- how many more election cycles -- before the political system adapts to this new online-based reality?
A few more election cycles marinated in this kind of money, along with a little more gerrymandering and voter suppression, and Karl Rove's dream of a "permanent Republican majority" can become our nightmare reality.
Winning governors' races was also the only realistic way to influence redistricting in states where past gerrymandering all but ensures that Republicans will control the legislature for several more election cycles.
