From electionlawblog.org
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Anti-Incumbent Politics
News, views, and analysis of the anti-incumbency movement in American politics.
Chad Murphy and Antoine Yoshinaka have written this article for American Politics Research. Here is the abstract: Can those in charge of redistricting foster electoral competitiveness by targeting some congressional incumbents while protecting others from potent competition? We provide an...
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A new survey by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds widespread anti-incumbent sentiment among the American electorate.From the survey: The mood of America is glum. Two-thirds of the public is dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country. Fully nine-in-ten say that national economic conditions are only fair or poor, and nearly two-thirds describe their own finances that way -- the most since the summer of 1992.An...
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From centristatheart.blogspot.com
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Incumbents were sharply rebuked Tuesday night in elections all over Iowa, matching a national trend that’s giving Republicans a glimmer of hope going into 2010. Iowa's municipal elections are non-partisan, so it will be hard for either party to claim victory. But after years of Democratic dominance of election night, an evening where most high-profile races saw incumbents roundly rebuked is being celebrated in Republican circles.
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From iowaindependent.com
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Anti-incumbent sentiment by Long Island voters could mean upheaval in the Nassau County Legislature come election day on Tuesday, local political experts say.
High property taxes, the lingering recession and the possibility of more tax hikes have voters angry and looking for someone to blame - namely incumbents up for re-election this year.
On the other hand, [...]
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From libn.com
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UPPER POTTSGROVE — By comfortable margins, voters returned three Republican incumbents to the township Board of Commissioners in Tuesday's voting. A total of eight candidates sought the three seats, making it one of the most crowded ballots in recent Upper Pottsgrove election history.
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From pottsmerc.com
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