incumbents

Both NM and Ed seem to have misread my comment - of course criticism of the incumbents is a feature of any campaign but the point is how much of a feature and where does the balance lie.

A Wee Fib Newmania 2007

I was going to make that exact point is that I wasn't surprised to see certain incumbents sort of be overtaken by the wave and having not had to run a competitive campaign in a very long time, build the field infrastructure, build the infrastructure with the local media.

How The Republicans Won The House 2010

Orrin Hatch has done some good things over the decades," Chocola said, but he noted that "six-term incumbents" who support bank bailouts, children's health insurance andhigher taxes "are quite clearly not 'as good as it gets.'

Tea Party, key GOP group not sold on Orrin Hatch 2011

The "near enemy" they dubbed the incumbents in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world.

Osama Bin Laden, Weak Horse 2011

Certain incumbents controlling large areas wanted them, not potential new entrants into those areas.

Matthew Yglesias » Mass Transit is As American as Apple Pie 2010

In reverse the Latino population has increased by 25,000 and was already underrepresented in the city council due to long term incumbents who now reside over predominantly Latino communities.

Kyle Hillman: Chicago Ward Remap, Incumbent Protection or Community Transformation? Kyle Hillman 2012

"Orrin Hatch has done some good things over the decades, but six term incumbents who vote for TARP, the Bridge to Nowhere, the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout, SCHIP, and higher taxes are quite clearly not 'as good as it gets,'" Club for Growth President Chris Chocola said.

Afternoon Fix: Tim Pawlenty's PAC takes in $2 million during 2010; David Rivera paid himself $60K in unexplained reimbursements Chris Cillizza 2011

And in fact, protecting your non-progressive incumbents is likely more efficient in the long run precisely because their incumbency lets them win without using up quite as much central-allocated resources (in part because they are able to generate more local resources as incumbents, thereby increasing the total size of the pie available for allocation).

Matthew Yglesias » Where The Potential Liberals Are 2009

In reverse the Latino population has increased by 25,000 and was already underrepresented in the city council due to long term incumbents who now reside over predominantly Latino communities.

Kyle Hillman: Chicago Ward Remap, Incumbent Protection or Community Transformation? Kyle Hillman 2012

Certain incumbents controlling large areas wanted them, not potential new entrants into those areas.

Matthew Yglesias » Mass Transit is As American as Apple Pie 2010