The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket.
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First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.
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Third, the overall support for the President does not extend to specific dimensions of his job performance beyond national security.
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But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.
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In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and given the Republicans a national advantage of at least a dozen seats.
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With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.
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