coattails effect
- n (politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same political party
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- Former Passaic County sheriff's endorse GOP challlenger
Frank Feenan, a former prosecutor's detective who is challenging Sheriff Richard Berdnik in Tuesday's election, was endorsed by three former sheriffs. Berdnik, who said he was unimpressed with the endorsements, said he hopes that voters in the county's cities will counteract an expected coattails effect with Gov. Christie at the top of the ticket.
Oct. 30, 2013 - The Record