A good thing Quote by Bradley A. Smith

Incumbents rarely face major primary challengers. Those who even get one do so because they're not beloved within at least part of their party.

— Harry Enten

History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters most: customers.

— Jason Kilar

The incumbents just have a ton more money because they have rigged the system to help themselves, because they have these networks of small…

— David Brooks

It's just a lot safer to be an incumbent. So I think they have used the campaign finance reforms. They have passed laws that…

— David Brooks

The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true that incumbents…

— Gordon Tullock

For many years, we have had these campaign finance reforms, and they have been failures. Money is more coursing through our system than ever…

— Mark Shields

Incumbents are safe, but party majorities are not. This fosters symbolic votes, message politics and little serious legislating in Congress.

— Thomas E. Mann

Do things that incumbents can't or won't do because it's economically or technically infeasible.

— Aaron Levie

If you're running for office, it's tough to be an incumbent. It's tough to run out of Washington. It's better to be an outsider.…

— Mark McKinnon

Large incumbents become big and sometimes become lazy and set themselves up for failure in the future.

— Taavet Hinrikus

I think there's a lot of reasons for having an extended primary. I think super PACs play a role.

— Reince Priebus

With super PACs, we've seen voter turnout go up; interest in elections rise; and the number of competitive races increase. The campaigns of 2010…

— Bradley A. Smith