“Ten of those Republican incumbents, all of whom voted for the impeachment of President Clinton, are from states that Bill Clinton carried.” StatesPresidentRepublicanTenBillsClintonIncumbentsPresident ClintonImpeachment Author:Robert Torricelli
“In 2004, I ran for Congress and lost. In 2006, I ran again and won - defeating Richard Pombo, a seven-term Republican incumbent.” LostTermRepublicanSevenCongressRanIncumbents Author:Jerry McNerney
“It's incumbent on the President to entertain. Clinton did a better job of it - and was forgiven for the scandals, incidentally. Bush is entertaining us with what I call the Republican Super Bowl, which is played by the lower classes using live ammunition.” JobsPresidentClassRepublicanClintonEntertainingBowlsForgivenScandalSuper BowlBetter JobsIncumbentsAmmunitionLower Class Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs did get to know me, they weren't sure that I could win the seat.” KnowsWantRunningWinningPartyRepublicanSeatsWant MeKnow MeHierarchyMinnesotaIncumbentsGet To Know Me Book:Core of Conviction: My Story Source: Core of Conviction: My Story
“I think the whole dynamic is different. Whereas in [Barack] Obama's case, even though there was no incumbent, he was able to run against eight years of Bush-Cheney and a Republican Congress, and everyone was tired of everything. He was able to benefit from that.” ThinkingYearsDifferentWholeRunningAbleCasesRepublicanBenefitsTiredCongressEightBarackIncumbents Author:William Kristol