concepts
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member: safe seats

political parties and interest groups
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safe seats
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broader: political parties and interest groups
definition: THE AMERICAN ELECTORAL process is designed to promote the power of the Democratic and Republican parties and discourage independent candidates and minority parties from seeking office. Safe seats are those in which members of Congress are re-elected year after year with little or no opposition. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Safe Seats]