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But 55 percent now approve of their lawmaker, a seven-percentage-point drop over three months and the lowest such finding since 1994, the last time control of the House switched parties. ... The survey suggests that it is not just Republicans whose incumbents are in jeopardy. But it includes one important caveat --
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In the shadow of the Democratic Senate primary in Connecticut, angry voters in three states showed their discontent last night by unseating two incumbents and choosing a candidate who campaigned against his primary opponent's bipartisan past. ... The Trail: White House review of Salahis' entry cites Secret Service failure,
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House Speaker Pelosi: 'The country must be governed from the middle' ... Democrats unseated 12 Republican incumbents and captured nine open GOP seats, capitalizing on the unusually high 29 Republican departures. Republicans were only able to knock off four Democratic incumbents.
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Aided by a Republican sweep of the top three statewide offices, the GOP knocked off at least six Democratic House incumbents. The defeat of Del. Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News, and a Democratic win in an open seat formerly held by a Republican put the GOP's net gain at four with a couple of close races still to be decided.
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Journalist’s Trade: Political Journalism Introduction By Melissa Ludtke, Editor When Incumbents Run in House Races, The Press Stays Home By Steve Nordlinger ... Almost all House incumbents are reelected. Of the 405 incumbents who ran last year for reelection, only eight were defeated, a mere two percent.
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The 75-year-old has a long history of public service in Montgomery County and served as the chairman of the state House Tourism Committee for 12 years. He now acts as chairman of the Consumer Affairs Committee, which he has said helped allocate $650 million to alternative energy sources.
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Tampa Bay's incumbents are favored to win re-election on Nov. 4, though none feels assured of victory. ... Bilirakis, who served eight years in Florida's House of Representatives, is a genuinely humble politician willing to reach across the aisle to get things done.
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Traditional wisdom dictates that incumbents have all of the advantages. This wisdom may be turned on it's head, however, considering the level of voter dissatisfaction with the job that our government is doing. ... The MSM will bang this drum all the way to November, assuring us that Republicans will lose control of the House.
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MONROEVILLE, PA.--With the war in Iraq, $3-a-gallon gas, and Jack Abramoff dogging Washington Republicans, it might seem a good bet for an ambitious Democrat like Chad Kluko to give up a six-figure salary and campaign for a seat in the House of Representatives.
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