All of the following are characteristic of a party realignment EXCEPT
A. the emergence of unusually powerful and divisive issues.
B. an enduring change in the parties' coalitions.
C. a very close electoral result.
D. an election in which voters shift their partisan support.
E. an enduring change in the parties' policies.
Answer: C
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