(State Dept./D.Thompson) 

#美国中期选举#“衣尾（ coattails）”一词暗指男士外套的后部（或“尾巴”）。在美国政治中，它指的是一个受欢迎的公职人员或候选人有能力基于自身人气来提升同一政党其他候选人的获胜机会。这位候选人被称作在其衣尾上带着其他人取得胜利。

The expression “coattails” is an allusion to the rear panels (or “tails”) of a man’s coat. In American politics, it refers to the ability of a popular officeholder or candidate for office, on the strength of his or her own popularity, to increase the chances for victory of other candidates of the same political party. This candidate is said to carry others to victory on his or her coattails.