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I beg your pardon? Re-election rates for incumbents in the US Congress are very high [0]. In the House, they haven't dropped below 80% for at least 60 years. T
by danaris 4y ago
I beg your pardon?
Re-election rates for incumbents in the US Congress are very high [0]. In the House, they haven't dropped below 80% for at least 60 years. The Senate is slightly less stable, but still way above 60% ever since Reagan was elected.
[0] https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-rates https://www.opensecrets.org/elections-overview/reelection-ra...
- rayiner 4y agoBut that’s because people like their representative. It’s everyone else’s representative they don’t like.
- BeFlatXIII 4y agoPeople love wasteful spending on jobs programs.