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Re:Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 10... by r00fus on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @07:11PM (#11718384)
Presidential elections have what are called coattails [1], ie, the act like major marketing campaigns that drag voters into the booths so smaller-electorate candidates get votes due to that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coattail_effect

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