The period of time following an extremely unpopular president during which the opposing party maintains control of the presidency. The "Carter Effect" represents the collective institutionalized public animus and national fatigue evoked and often associated with an unpopular president which creates a bias and passion against voting for candidates from the same party.
The term is associated with Democratic President James Earl Carter who was very unpopular following his presidency. It took three presidential terms or 12 years before the negative feelings that a majority of Americans had for Carter's Presidency subsided to the point where the nation was once again willing to elect a Democratic president. Today a majority of Americans rate Carter's executive performance significantly higher then when he left office. (LS)
Presently the country is experiencing the "Bush Effect" a time in which feelings regarding the Bush Presidency have left significant numbers of Americans feeling upset with George W. Bush's Presidency and unwilling to support any Republican candidates.
The term is associated with Democratic President James Earl Carter who was very unpopular following his presidency. It took three presidential terms or 12 years before the negative feelings that a majority of Americans had for Carter's Presidency subsided to the point where the nation was once again willing to elect a Democratic president. Today a majority of Americans rate Carter's executive performance significantly higher then when he left office. (LS)
Presently the country is experiencing the "Bush Effect" a time in which feelings regarding the Bush Presidency have left significant numbers of Americans feeling upset with George W. Bush's Presidency and unwilling to support any Republican candidates.
"The Carter Effect" left it difficult for Democrats to regain control of the White House for 12 years.
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The involuntary physiological reaction that causes a female to sit up at the point of orgasm during oral sex.
by Dr Cameron January 24, 2011
Get the Cameron Effect mug.When one nigga has something (ex. chips) and another nigga sticks their had out asking u some then out of nowhere......a whole bunch of niggas come to you with their hand out asking for yo shit. like you giving away free samples. One nigga effects other niggas. It only happens if more than one nigga sees someone wit their hand out. It never fails.
boy 1: (sits in class has a pack of gum then takes out a piece for HIMSELF)
boy 2: (sees the gum and sticks his hand out implying that he wants a piece, thus triggering the Nigga Effect)
boy 1: (sighs and gives boy 2 a stick of gum, then the Nigga Effect has been activated)
(suddenly boys 3,4,5,6,7,8 and girls 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 all rush over to boy 1 with their hands out expecting some gum)
boy 2: (sees the gum and sticks his hand out implying that he wants a piece, thus triggering the Nigga Effect)
boy 1: (sighs and gives boy 2 a stick of gum, then the Nigga Effect has been activated)
(suddenly boys 3,4,5,6,7,8 and girls 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 all rush over to boy 1 with their hands out expecting some gum)
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Get the Nigga Effect mug.What happens when a person first rejects altruist, collectivist, and mystical morality for a rationally self-interested one. It generally lasts a short time, but can have long term negative consequences for the self-interested individual. Until the individual sorts out his new values and long term goals, they walk around insulting altruists and people that value/love them; being worried that they have been taken advantage of by those they previously valued.
Ayn Rand effect:
Son: I've been reading Ayn Rand, and her book has lead me to question all my relationships. She says that collectivism is a sin and thus just because I belong to a race, family, nation or other group, it doesn't mean that it's in my self-interest to believe as they do. I need to have my own objective reasoning.
Father: So your rejecting your religion, family and everything I ever taught you because of a book?
Son: Well, I just don't think it's a justification for a morality anymore.
Father: I'm writing you out of my will. How's that for being rationally self-interested?
Son: I've been reading Ayn Rand, and her book has lead me to question all my relationships. She says that collectivism is a sin and thus just because I belong to a race, family, nation or other group, it doesn't mean that it's in my self-interest to believe as they do. I need to have my own objective reasoning.
Father: So your rejecting your religion, family and everything I ever taught you because of a book?
Son: Well, I just don't think it's a justification for a morality anymore.
Father: I'm writing you out of my will. How's that for being rationally self-interested?
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Get the volcano effect mug.A sudden mundane and useless event that happens in a movie, like a sprinkler going off, that makes the watcher laugh hysterically, regardless of the director's intentions.
"That scene where the guy parked his car in that movie gave off one hell of a Sprinkler Effect. I was rolling on the floor."
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