Years of Poems and Spirits

Margainal groups’ role is negatively related to the closeness of an election.

A headline prompted me thinking, what happens if a marginal figure, e.g. Louis Farrakhan, helps to decide the outcome of the primary?

Can I describe the life cycle of a marginal group as:
If a election is really close, marginal groups play a disproportional role;
Thus leads to the perception of their enlarged status;
Then they play a more active role in legislation and general politics;
Finally, the mainstream group feel marginalized because of the perception of “special interests” and there is a strong reaction.

Examples:
Religious, ethnic, social groups (teachers, nurses and the like who has a public role)

Trackback URI | Comments RSS