Reagan's coattails refers to the influence of Ronald Reagan's popularity in elections other than his own, after the American political expression to "ride...

candidates to get elected "riding on the coattails" of strong candidates on their slate. Riding the coattails can be used as a generic metaphor that refers...

from their party to support Reagan in 1980 and 1984. Reagan's coattails, the influence of Reagan's popularity on elections other than his own, after the...

American Samoa and Puerto Rico were also up for election. Reagan era Reagan coalition Reagan's coattails Boll weevil (politics) Jerry Lanson (2008-11-06). "A...

state outright. Republicans also gained control of the Senate on Reagan's coattails for the first time since 1952. Carter's loss was the worst performance...

freshman Senate incumbents who had been elected on President Ronald Reagan's coattails in 1980. Democrats won a net of eight seats, defeating seven freshman...

House of Representatives. Clinton's narrow loss was viewed as part of Reagan's coattails. Frank White narrowly won the election.: 48  After Clinton lost the...

25 years. (See Reagan's coattails.) The 1980 election can be seen as an ideological realignment, as it marked the beginning of the Reagan Era and marked...

thanks to the surprise endorsement of Green, and to President Ronald Reagan's coattails (see also 1984 United States presidential election). Martin became...

the 20th century until 1980, when Tommy Hartnett was swept in by Reagan's coattails. But, his election represented a different party and was the result...

New Zealand, Fiji, and Samoa 1980 United States Senate elections Reagan's coattails Wayne, Stephen (2008). Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral...

1980 Republicans gained many seats as the result of President Ronald Reagan's coattails. In 1982, 14 freshman representatives who ran for re-election lost...

signaled a trend that would come to be known as Reagan's coattails, describing the influence Ronald Reagan had in congressional elections. Incumbent three-term...

the U.S. Senate instead and Smith was elected in his place, riding Reagan's coattails to beat Democrat Dudley Dudley by 59% to 40%. A member of NH's Executive...

with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. The 34 Senate seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections. Reagan's large margin...

affected by the concurrent Presidential Election, in which Ronald Reagan's coattails were anticipated to have an effect. Another factor was an influx of...

Ronald Reagan was ineligible to seek a third term, due to term limits established by the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution. With Reagan's support...

opium. These false allegations backfired, and without having to fight Reagan's coattails, McCloskey won the rematch by a more comfortable margin, 106,662 (53%)...

asked to serve on President Reagan's transition team after the 1980 election. On February 3, 1981, Pauken was nominated by Reagan to serve as director of...

dissolved in 1991. Following Reagan's presidency, Republican presidential candidates frequently claimed to share Reagan's views and aimed to portray themselves...

second consecutive election where the winning presidential party had coattails in both houses of Congress and the first for Republicans since 1952. This...

These other candidates are said to ride on the presidential candidates' coattails. Voter turnout is also generally higher during presidential election years...

massive tax cuts to revitalize the economy, Reagan's strong persona proved too much for Carter. Reagan's election also gave Republicans control of the...

re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the presidential election. In spite of the lopsided presidential race, Reagan's Republican Party suffered a net...

election as president. Carter's narrow victory over Gerald Ford had limited coattails, and his Democratic Party gained a net of only one seat from the Republican...

twenty-eight, Fields was elected to the U.S. House on the coattails of President Ronald Reagan's electoral victory. He narrowly defeated 8th District incumbent...

orchestrate Reagan's campaign-saving comeback in North Carolina" which was crucial in Reagan's further political advancement. At Finkelstein's urging, Reagan made...

of the war on terrorism and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Riding Bush's coattails, the Republicans picked up net gains of four Senate seats and three House...

Birmingham, who had hoped to win by running on the re-election coattails of President Ronald Reagan. Heflin was re-elected to a third term in 1990, defeating...

Hunt was one of several Republicans swept into office on Goldwater's coattails making him the youngest probate judge in Alabama. He was reelected in...