Politicians would actually face realistic electoral contests once more.
In such a contest, realistic figuration would seem to have no place.
Above all, Iranians are approaching this contest in a realistic mood – and not least because of the violence elsewhere in the region.
The Florida Supreme Court's one-paragraph order today, issued without comment, left Mr. Gore stuck uncomfortably between check and checkmate in the electoral endgame, and left only two realistic choices: concede the election or contest it.
Eventually, she wins a national drawing contest, making a super-realistic picture of herself in the wheelbarrow.
Russia's fighters were the ultimate victors in the contest, which aims to recreate realistic medieval battles.
Without the support of Beckham's political machine that had helped him in the gubernatorial contest, McCreary never had a realistic chance to win the nomination.
As it was, Hartley was sent alone, before the others, never to return to a contest so intense that any side harbouring realistic pretensions of winning it required all hands to pump.
Conservation organizations and scientists are contesting the dam, or proposing less damaging alternatives, but the realistic window for altering Lower Sesan 2 is no doubt fairly short.
More realistic projections have the Democrats gaining perhaps five seats by winning open contests in Virginia, New Mexico and Colorado, and perhaps knocking out two incumbents.
