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A friendly reminder of why the incumbency advantage, while strong, does not fully account for the reelection rate statistic. Weak incumbents rarely run, and thus the 97%+ reelection rate stays intact. I hope the RNC knows Dede Scozzafava moved to NE…..

The election results will help define which side of the party the GOP continues to pander to—the regressives or the moderates? In the lobbying battle for New York's marriage equality, NOM tried to squeeze a lot of mileage out of convincing people that...

Newt isn't Conservative? When he led the most successful revolt against Washington in a century? Ever since the four-term phenomenon of Franklin D. Roosevelt, two very different factions have wrestled for control of the Republican Party. On the one hand...

It isn’t just Newt’s ancient past that presents this problem. As recently as 2010, when TEA Party fervor was sweeping the nation, Newt Gingrich was completely absent from its key battles or just as often was on the completely wrong side of the debate. ...

"I think that's water over the dam. That certainly shouldn't be held against him." As a refresher, in 2009, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava was the Republican Party's choice in the special election to replace outgoing Republican Rep. John McHugh. The...