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Incumbents Quotes by George Will
- 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…
- 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…
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- There is no way to create wealth without ideas. Most new ideas are created by newcomers. So anyone who thinks the world… — Gary Hamel
- The case may very well be that Congress is willing to restrict campaign contributions because it has these privileges. It is true… — 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… — 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… — 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,… — George Will
- As long as the appointment process is transparent and there is a broad mix of political views among the governors of the… — 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,… — 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… — George Will
- History has shown that incumbents tend to fight trends that challenge established ways and, in the process, lose focus on what matters… — 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