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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While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance.
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A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.
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