Which of the Following Strategies Is Typically Employed by Incumbents

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following strategies is typically employed by incumbents in congressional races?

• A) sponsor get-out-the-vote drives
• B) downplay partisan differences
• C) highlight personalities
• D) exploit factional splits in the majority party

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