Elected officials in Washington, D.C. get to send a lot of mail. No stamps are needed, just the Senator or Representative’s computer generated signature where the stamp goes. This is called “Franked Mail.” Some of the mail is sent for constituent assistance, or to answer ... It’s the power of incumbency.
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Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. ... Incumbency in politics is a very strong thing. Holding elective office means access to a skilled staff, a treasure trove of campaign cash and the sort of name identification that money can't buy.
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They're what every candidate craves in an election year. And no one in California is better positioned to get media attention on the taxpayer's dime than Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... The ability to use taxpayer money to generate buzz around a candidate is what analysts and politicians call the power of incumbency.
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The power of the bully pulpit, the incumbent has the ability to position himself before the public as a creditable person.
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It is called the power of incumbency. It skews the entire political system to maintaining the status quo. And any MP who does not use every resource at his or her disposal is a fool. ... As for the power of incumbency, it is merely a fact – incumbents have great tools at their disposal. My point is a simple one:
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George W. Bush owns it, and John Kerry can only talk about it. It's the executive power of the presidency, the power of incumbency, the power to make things happen and to shape events.
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Quite to the contrary, their research has shown that when voters cannot rely on party affiliations to guide their vote, instead of investigating the candidates further, they are most likely to use the next best cue, which in most cases is incumbency, name recognition, or ethnicity.
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description goes here ... Bush | The Power of Incumbency ... As I editorialized a few weeks ago, the advantages of incumbency are almost insurmountable by a challenger unless the incumbent is unpopular within his own party and faces an independent challenger who can siphon off some of the incumbent’s traditional supporters.
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