1 The fuel economy difference between using E85 and gasoline is given as a range since E85 includes blends containing 51% to 83% ethanol:  The lower bound (15% mpg decrease) is based on the difference in the energy content of a 51% ethanol blend and that of gasoline, which is typically 10% ethanol.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: A political machine is a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts.
The most famous of the Machines are the New York City Machine that started around the time of the Civil War. The Chicago Democratic machine, or simply the Chicago Machine, the organization that has dominated Chicago politics (and consequently, Illinois politics) since the 1930s. It relies on a tight organizational structure of ward committeemen and precinct captains to elect candidates. http://encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/p... http://history1800s.about.com/od/thegild... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_m...