Incumbents Quotes

14 quotes by 11 authors

There is no way to create wealth without ideas. Most new ideas are created by newcomers. So anyone who thinks the world is safe for… — Gary Hamel
The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true that incumbents normally… — Gordon Tullock
Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured. — Thomas E. Mann
Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for… — Thomas E. Mann
In democracy, as quaintly understood, voters pick their representatives. American democracy increasingly reverses that. Legislative districts are drawn to protect incumbents who, effectively, pick their… — George Will
As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the BBC, I think… — Gavyn Davies
Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread. — Norman Ralph Augustine
In fact, corporate and union moneys go overwhelmingly to incumbents, so limiting that money, as Congress did in the campaign finance law, may be the… — Elena Kagan
Ten of those Republican incumbents, all of whom voted for the impeachment of President Clinton, are from states that Bill Clinton carried. — Robert Torricelli
Since the emergence of the Republican Party, only two Democratic presidents, Franklin Roosevelt and John Kennedy, have been followed by Democrats, and both FDR and… — George Will
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
Incumbents are safe, but party majorities are not. This fosters symbolic votes, message politics and little serious legislating in Congress. — Thomas E. Mann
We have been frustrated that there are a number of incumbents in Maryland offices who have been in office for years and years and show… — John Mahoney
Congress is unpopular. Incumbents are unpopular. — Joshua Micah Marshall

Who Wrote These Incumbents Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 14 Incumbents Quotes as follows: