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Incumbency Shakers
American Spectator ^ | May 2012 | John H. Fund

Posted on 05/05/2012 11:45:58 AM PDT by Twotone

More Americans approve of polygamy than of Congress. A February CBS News/New York Times poll found just 10 percent of respondents approved of Congress’s job performance.

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A new group called the Campaign for Primary Accountability (CFPA) plans to shake up this stagnant system. Its key insight is that incumbents who are ethically challenged, lazy, or ideologically mismatched to their district can be beaten—but in party primaries. And it has already had some impact on this year’s elections.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: elections; incumbents
This looks like an excellent strategy to get rid of some of the dead wood in Congress...
1 posted on 05/05/2012 11:46:12 AM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone
More Americans approve of polygamy than of Congress.

Ya gotta wonder if you're readin' stand up comedy or political analysis.

2 posted on 05/05/2012 11:52:18 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it and the law is what WE say it is.)
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