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| | | Why the House majority doesn’t flip in presidential election years | There are plenty of factors behind the Republican resiliency in House races, but the biggest factor might just be an odd quirk among swing voters: They only tend to break sharply against one party's congressional incumbents if the lawmakers are directly tied to an unpopular president. | By Paul Kane • PowerPost • Read more » |
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