rightward
Also rightwards. toward or on the right.
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- right·ward·ly, adverb
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In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew analyzes the rightward direction of the court this term and what the majority conservative court could have in store in the future.
So comparing the share of conservative decisions in each term may actually understate the court’s rightward shift quite a bit because many of the cases the court is now hearing are potentially much broader in scope.
Just How Sharp Was The Supreme Court’s Rightward Turn This Term? | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | July 5, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightWith its new 6-3 conservative majority, it’s early yet to know how rightward the Roberts-led court will push the country, but there is no denying it has already had a deeply conservative impact on election law.
The Supreme Court Just Made It Harder To Overturn Voting Restrictions | Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com) | July 1, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightNebraska’s rightward shift matters because it’s reflective of a broader, national trend in lower population states that has created an imbalance in the Senate.
What Democrats Can Learn From Nebraska’s Shift To The Right | Ross Benes (rossbenes@gmail.com) | December 30, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightIn this scenario, Justice Brett Kavanaugh would replace Roberts as the court’s new median justice, which could lead to a significant rightward turn on the court, as Roberts is often the lone conservative justice to side with the liberals.
The Cases Where Amy Coney Barrett’s Presence On The Supreme Court Could Make A Difference Immediately | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | October 27, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
Talking about Israel's "rightward" shift is an over-simplification.
Now they are struggling to stay on message after the awaited rightward lurch failed to materialize.
And the oft-heralded large Jewish shift rightward won't happen this time either.
Tomorrow You Can Vote Early in the Israeli Election | Gershom Gorenberg | November 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCentrists have drifted left this year, while independents have moved slightly rightward, reports John Avlon.
In 2012 Election, Centrists Move Left As Independents Stay Split | John Avlon | October 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey were both moderates uncomfortable with the rightward drift of the party.
What If Mitt Romney Said What He Really Thought Thursday Night | Matt Latimer | August 30, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLet the disc rotate clockwise, and let P be observed in its rightward oscillation.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 | VariousI have not given it soon enough, however: the machine is not checked on its rightward swing in time.
'Green Balls' | Paul Bewsher
British Dictionary definitions for rightward
/ (ˈraɪtwəd) /
situated on or directed towards the right
a variant of rightwards
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