What does the incidence of “ticket-splitting” tell us about the strength of party identification?

a. Increased ticket-splitting indicates that voters are less attached to their parties, being more easily influenced by other factors.
b. Increased ticket-splitting indicates that voters are increasingly attached to more than one party.
c. Increased ticket-splitting indicates that the media are becoming less important than party identification.
d. Increased ticket-splitting indicates that voters are becoming more apathetic.


Answer: a

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