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Brian Arbour, Associate Professor of Political Science, authored an entry on the The Monkey Cage blog in the Washington Post on December 9 in which he argued that the lack of what political scientists call the “personal vote” — the portion of a candidate’s support that derives from his or her personal qualities and qualifications – contributed to the poor showing of Democrats in 2014 Congressional elections in red and purple states. He asserts that this is reflective of Congressional elections increasingly becoming a referendum on national politics. 

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