In presidential elections the winner is often a strong enough candidate that his success has positive results for his party all the way to the various state and local races. This phenomenon is called the
a. coattail effect.
b. trickle-down theory.
c. subordinate submission phenomenon.
d. force of election theory.
e. presidential impact.
ANS: A
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