The broader west coast is a stronghold for the Democrats, and significantly more politically progressive and racially diverse than large swathes of central US.

广阔的西海岸是**党的大本营，与美国中部大部分地区相比，这里明显**更开明、种族更多元。

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Fianna Fail and its ally, the Progressive Democrats, were expected to form a government.

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At the same time his coalition allies, the Progressive Democrats, have been in turmoil.

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At Westminster he has developed a close working relationship with the Liberal Democrats, and with the Progressive Democrats in the Irish Republic.

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