Identify and Explain Several Different Reasons Why Incumbents Typically Have

question 16

Essay

Identify and explain several different reasons why incumbents typically have an advantage against challengers in House and Senate races.

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Definitions:

Normal Activities

Routine behaviors or tasks that are commonplace and expected in daily life.

Supernatural Beings

Entities or forces considered beyond the natural world, often involved in religious, mythological, or spiritual beliefs.

Nightmares

Upsetting dreams that lead to the dreamer awakening with feelings of fear and anxiety.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception and inappropriate actions.