From the Duh file

"Election Day 2004 showed the power of incumbency in American politics. For the fourth time in row, incumbents in the House of Representatives won over 98 percent of their races." Anyone in Tucson watch the AZ 8th congressional district Republican primary? Sounding like a conceited journalist, I seriously did not know anyone who voted for Kolbe, when the Vice President came to town in July there were at least ten Graf bumper stickers for every Kolbe sticker on the cars in the parking lot. Incumbency and name recognition. There is no better advertising in a congressional race.