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Old 01-30-2007, 02:35 AM   #29
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Originally Posted by Cali Coug View Post
A solution so simple that 99% of incumbents won in the US House in 2004, despite public opinion polls that said that a majority of Americans thought Congress was doing a bad job.

In 2006, 94% of House incumbents won.

Here is an interesting article on the topic:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pressrele...ction.11.8.asp
Well, if voters weren't so lazy, things would change.
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