[French-American Republican]

Can someone with a good knowledge of political science tell me how strongly a presidential race effects the Congressional elections (i.e. if people are really pro-Bush at around election time, to what extent will that affect Congress?).

[Congressman Billybob]

Unless the Presidential candidate wins by upwards of 10%, i.e. 55% to 44% which produces a landslide in the Electoral College, there are negligible coattails for Congressional candidates. Below that level, the Tip O'Neill dictum applies, "All politics are local."

Congressman Billybob

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[mathluv]

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