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  1. Obama uses e-mail

    LOUD3R Score: 1399 - Jun 19, 2008

    And he’s used it during this campaign season to raise buckets of money like no candidate before him. But what would he do with that massive e-mail list, the biggest of any candidate ever, once in the White House? It’s a question... Full Article

  2. Congressional Races Update

    LOUD3R Score: 997 - Jun 19, 2008

    Mark Kirk (R-IL10): ”if we see Obama, there’s a shoot-on-sight order“.  He meant to say Osama, but how many times will we see this mistake from a ... Full Article At Crooks and Liars

  3. Return to centre

    LOUD3R Score: 1325 - Yesterday

    John McCain is veering off to the right--and making things too easy for Barack Obama WHEN more than 80% of Americans tell pollsters that they think the country is on the wrong track, and when... Full Article At Economist - US Election 2008

  4. Kenyans backing Barack

    LOUD3R Score: 1104 - Jun 5, 2008

    U.S. senator Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to a white American mother and a Kenyan father and is revered by many Kenyans as one of their own. [0:00:00] In the noise tenets of the few comments -- pulled the ... Full Article At EveryZing - 2008 Presidential Election

  5. House and Senate Roundup, 6/5

    LOUD3R Score: 935 - Jun 5, 2008

    KS-Sen: Excellent news here, as a Poll conducted by Research 2000 for Daily Kos shows democrat Jim Slattery trailing Incumbent ... Full Article At Daily Kos

  6. Woman's Claim: GOP House Candidate Paid For My Abortion

    LOUD3R Score: 1064 - Jun 23, 2008

    Okay, we've got some more news for you on the bizarre House race for the open Dem-held seat in Oregon, where GOP nominee Mike Erickson is facing allegations that he pressured a woman into... Full Article At The American Prospect Election Central

  7. House and Senate Roundup, 6/23

    LOUD3R Score: 943 - Jun 23, 2008

    Due to a variety of personal issues, I was unable to post a roundup on Friday. My apologies - brownsox Senate Races NH-Sen: Rasmussen shows Jeanne Shaheen's substantial lead over John Sununu... Full Article At Daily Kos

  8. Photos from Al Swanstrom Canvass

    LOUD3R Score: 1058 - Jun 15, 2008

    Some photos from Al Swanstrom's canvass yesterday: Dustin Ingalls did a great job of organizing the canvass. The turnout was high as the temperature: Cary councilman Irv Portman, Greer Beaty , Ed Ridpath , and David Price (among others... Full Article At BlueNC

  9. Be Part of History

    LOUD3R Score: 1057 - Jun 13, 2008

    There is no better way to make sure that you are part of history in St. Paul this September than becoming a volunteer for Republican National Convention. The ... Full Article At Race 4 2008

  10. 'One of the Worst,' 'Still the One'

    LOUD3R Score: 1015 - Jun 13, 2008

    John McCain said the Supreme Court decision on Guantanamo was "one of the worst decisions in the history of this country." [ W.S.J. ] State Senator John Sabini, a threatened Incumbent, is reportedly... Full Article At The NY Observer - Politics

  11. Obama vs. Study in contrasts

    LOUD3R Score: 1049 - Jun 8, 2008

    by Mark Silva In their age, experience, race, faith in the power of government and views of a complex world, Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain offer American voters one of the sharpest contrasts... Full Article At The Swamp

  12. Senate Polls, Collins (ME) in Trouble?

    LOUD3R Score: 1022 - Jun 18, 2008

    We have all US Senate races now included on the Senate Projection Table. Some big polls released over the last few days. Polls in Alaska, Minnesota, Maine, ... Full Article

  13. National Poll: Obama 51, McCain 36

    LOUD3R Score: 1021 - Jun 21, 2008

    A new NewsWeek Poll has Barack Obama leading John McCain, 51 to 36 percent, and finds that only 14 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with... Full Article At Drudge Retort

  14. John McCain: the “Worst Presidential Candidate” in Modern History?

    LOUD3R Score: 1016 - Jun 9, 2008

    Ledger Independent John McCain: the “Worst Presidential Candidate” in Modern History? Beyond Chron, CA - 1 hour ago Dole was a weak nominee against ... Full Article At Google News

  15. Oh, sure, *now* the Netroots care about anti-Semitism in Tennessee.

    LOUD3R Score: 997 - Jun 9, 2008

    Paul Rosenberg (Obama supporter) is mad, mad, MAD! about the way that EMILY's List (Clinton supporters) candidate and Harold Ford (Clinton supporter) protege Nikki Tinker is using virulently anti-Semitic flyer against ... Full Article At Redstate

  16. Bush'un Rekor Bütçe Açığı, Abd'de Yeni Başkanı Zorlayacak

    LOUD3R Score: 1013 - Jun 20, 2008

    The Southern Ledger Bush'un Rekor Bütçe Açığı, Abd'de Yeni Başkanı Zorlayacak Güncel Haber, Turkey - 3 hours ago John McCain and numerous others ... Full Article At Google News

  17. John McCain Zings Barack Obama, But Good!

    LOUD3R Score: 971 - Jun 10, 2008

    Last night, on NBC's nightly news, John McCain totally zinged it to his rival Barack Obama, leaving him completely burnt, busted and disgusted. Epic burn! Williams: Is it going to be tough... Full Article At Indecision 2008

  18. If you're going to go after Big Oil for gas-price gouging, shouldn't you, like, know the price of gas yourself?

    LOUD3R Score: 948 - Jun 6, 2008

    Kay Barnes says she wants to represent Missouri's 6th Congressional District, "not Exxon," in the United States Congress. She even has on her web site a diatribe against her Incumbent opponent, ... Full Article At Redstate

  19. KS-Sen, KS-Pres: closer than you'd think

    LOUD3R Score: 938 - Jun 16, 2008

    A Daily Kos-sponsored Poll by Research 2000 two weeks ago showed democrat Jim Slattery lagging his Republican opponent, ... Full Article At Daily Kos

  20. Eight More House Incumbents Face Tough Primaries

    LOUD3R Score: 870 - Jun 27, 2008

    With three House Incumbent already defeated in primaries this year, CQ Politics has identified eight more incumbents facing Primary challenges in the remaining states that are to some degree threatening... Full Article At Political Wire



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Incumbent

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The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the election sought to determine the president for the following term.

Etymology

The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb incumbere, literally meaning "to lean or lie upon," with the present participle stem incumbent-, "leaning or lying upon."

In politics

In general, incumbents have structural advantages over challengers during elections. The timing of elections may be determined by the incumbent instead of a set schedule. For most political offices, the incumbent often has greater name recognition due to their previous work in...More Incumbent @ wikipedia

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