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The coattail effect is the tendency for a well known political party leader to draw votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. A leader of one political party who is receiving a vast amount of votes is often able to help attract votes for other candidates in the same party.
 
The coattail effect is the tendency for a well known political party leader to draw votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. A leader of one political party who is receiving a vast amount of votes is often able to help attract votes for other candidates in the same party.
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For example many [[Republicans]] established seats in [[Congress]], and lower offices following the 2004 elections due to the coattails of [[George_W._Bush]].
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For example many [[Republicans]] established seats in [[Congress]], and lower offices following the 2004 elections due to the coattails of [[George W. Bush]].
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