Coattail effect
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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.
For example many Republicans established seats in Congress, and lower offices following the 2004 elections due to the coattails of George W. Bush.