MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!
Kalwejt
Atlas Institution
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« on: January 23, 2012, 08:08:43 AM » |
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Reagan's 1980 landslide victory produced a massive Republican gains in the congressional elections, including a blowout in the Senate races. In comparison, LBJ's far greater victory in 1964 produced less impressive coattails.
Despite Nixon's landslide reelection in 1972, Republicans failed to make Senate gains; in fact, Democrats picked up two seats. There was little corelation between presidential and Senate results.
Are "coattails" just an overrated idea?
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