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Congressional stagnation in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congressional stagnation is an American political theory that attempts to explain the high rate of incumbency re-election to the United States House of Representatives. In recent years this rate has ...
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Incumbent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The incumbent , in politics, is the holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incum...
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The Response: While this is a good point in theory, in practice the advantages of being an incumbent prevent elections between longtime office holders and new challengers from giving voters meaningful choices.
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The advantage incumbent members of Congress hold over their opponents in campaigns for office has steadily grown over the past five decades.
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Despite all the advantages of being an incumbent, a half-dozen city lawmakers could be toppled at the polls tomorrow due to the ongoing slush-fund scandal and the City Council's controversial vote to ... Firing back, Baez accused Aquino of being a Republican in disguise, switching his registration to Democrat after voting...
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Partly because of innocent ignorance and partly because of economic and political reasons the full story was not being delivered to the mass TV audience.
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