Most incumbents lose because of themselves, but a few have the bad luck to face great challengers. Let’s look at the upstarts more closely.Every challenger thinks he or she is…
Why Incumbents Lose
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Four
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Get ready for some fun. Here’s a great category of losing incumbents:Incumbents with Enemies Ever wonder why so many politicians are so bland? It’s because they’re being smart. Politicians with…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Three
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What explains the handful of incumbent losses in Montgomery County since 1994? Here’s another reason that applies to some races.Lazy Incumbents Now we know that Annapolis is a great place…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Two
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Incumbents don’t go down very often, but they do go down. Of the last 126 races in which an incumbent ran in Montgomery County, 17 lost. Why do they lose…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part One
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Change in politics comes in two ways: contests for open seats and successful challenges to incumbents. The former happens all the time while the latter is more rare. But barn-burning…
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