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> When's the last time you saw someone pepper a House district with self-made signs? Never, because it would be totally ineffective. Incumbents in Congress hav
by ryandrake 2y ago
> When's the last time you saw someone pepper a House district with self-made signs?
Never, because it would be totally ineffective. Incumbents in Congress have about a 95% win rate[1]. For almost everywhere in the country, districts are what they are and no amount of hand drawn signs are going to change it.
1: https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state https://ballotpedia.org/Election_results,_2024:_Incumbent_wi...
- ethbr1 2y agoConsidering only ~50% of federal legislature primaries and ~16% of state legislature were contested [0], that 97% incumbent win rate looks less impressive. Primaries are the place to beat candidates in most districts. [0] https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government,_2024 https://ballotpedia.org/Primary_election_competitiveness_in_...
- fc417fc802 2y agoI'm not necessarily disagreeing, but I think it's worth pointing out that you don't have to win in order to have an impact. It could well be that the incumbent retains his position because he made moves to address your concerns.