21.   Assuming, that is, that the party wins as big as it expects in the upcoming midterm elections.

22.   Austria complained bitterly last year when it was sanctioned by the EU after a far-right party won enough votes to become part of a coalition government.

23.   Before Election Day the subtext of the election had centered on the loyalties of the Hispanic voters and which party could win them.

24.   Both the Democrats and Republicans say they are confident their party will win a majority of House seats next month.

25.   A new, independent elections council has made it difficult for the party to win by the fraud that its members had raised to a science.

26.   A spokesman for the Nassau County Republican Committee, Anthony Santino, credited Mondello with the victories the party won on Tuesday.

27.   A white-led opposition party won its first slivers of the black vote in that poll.

28.   A. The only way the election could have an impact is if the same party wins control of both the White House and Congress.

29.   But Algerians, who believe the electoral law has been tailored so government-backed parties will win, are unlikely to be fooled by the latest electoral show.

30.   But as the weeks wore on, both parties won on some issues, and failed on others.