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7 Pivotal Moments In Incumbent Campaigns

Samuel L. Popkin | Posted 06.01.2012

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Samuel L. Popkin

While a challenger's presidential campaign can quickly adjust and adapt to shifting seas like a speedboat, an incumbent's campaign behaves more like a battleship, maneuvering slowly and making very large waves.

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Support For Senator Dianne Feinstein Softens

Sacramento Bee | David Siders | Posted 08.21.2011

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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein's public approval rating remains positive, but enthusiasm for re-electing her is far less than in previous years, acc...

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Read the 20th Amendment: New Republican Senators Violating US Constitution

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rand Paul, US Constitution, Roy Blunt, US Senate, Harry Reid, Mark Kirk Rob Portman, Ron Johnson, 20th Amendment, Start Treaty, Lame Duck Session, Lame Duck Congress, Lame Duck, Lame Duck Amendment, Incumbent, Politics News
Steve Clemons

A handful of newly elected Republican US Senators have written to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trying to undo the constitutional authority of other elected incumbent US Senators.

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Mid-Terminology: Guide to 2010 Election Slang

Beth Armogida | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Armogida

Man Up! - 1. Expression used bizarrely and illogically by female Republican candidates about male Democratic candidates. 2. Alarm sounded by the homophobic Carl Paladino when there are men in Speedos nearby.

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Obama Endorses Steve Cohen, White Tennessee Incumbent, Over Willie Herenton, Black Challenger

AP | ADRIAN SAINZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a white incumbent who represents a majority black district in Memphis, landed the endorsement of Preside...

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Sen. Feingold Faces Unexpectedly Tough Race

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Add Russ Feingold to the list of Senate Democrats who find themselves in unexpectedly tough races, the latest evidence of the GOP's...

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Floor Fight! It's On! Challenger Winograd Takes Harman To CA Democratic Convention Floor

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Milazzo

The California Democratic Party is officially endorsing incumbent candidate, Jane Harman, for the 36th Congressional District. The primary is June 8.

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Stuart Rothenberg: Anti-Incumbent Narrative Is Just Hype

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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My heart sank when I saw my friend Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post write about this cycle's elections and whether they really deserved the "anti...

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Bill Clinton To Democratic Incumbents: 'Never Give Up'

AP | RON FOURNIER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Bill Clinton says Democratic incumbents can't run away from their records, so they might as well embrace them. "Tell your story," th...

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'Anti-Incumbent Tide' Threatens Republicans, Too

New York Times | JEFF ZELENY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senator Robert F. Bennett parked his white Acura, walked through the doors of Bryant Middle School and stood alone as he began the obstacle course tha...

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Will Marcy Winograd Pull a Sestak and Beat Jane Harman in the June 8th California Primary?

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Milazzo

A Marcy Winograd win over Jane Harman, akin to Congressional upstart Joe Sestak's win over three decade incumbent Arlen Specter, would further advance the push for change and an end to entitled incumbents.

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Coveted Committee Assignments Carry Risks In Anti-Incumbent Year

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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The behind-the-scenes jockeying this month for a spot on the House's most coveted committee was intense. But the spoils of power aren't what they used...

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Alan Mollohan Loses West Virginia Democratic Primary To Mike Oliverio

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia congressional seat that's been held by a Democrat for generations is now up for grabs after 14-term incumben...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Enten: But What About the Incumbent's Margin?

Guest Pollster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Guest Pollster

Yesterday, Nate Silver posted a well thought out post on why the 50% incumbent rule no longer applies. I think Nate's post is straight on, but I think that he misses a potentially larger point.

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Dodd's Odds

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

My column for this week looks at whether Sen. Christopher Dodd was right to insist that "any certain prediction" of his defeat in 2010, had he chosen ...

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Incumbent Vulnerability and Primaries

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

How do pollsters determine when an incumbent is vulnerable, especially in a primary? My NationalJournal.com column this week takes up the subject in t...

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