27 Jun
Eight More House Incumbents Face Tough Primaries
With three House incumbent already defeated in primaries this year, has identified eight more incumbents facing primary challenges in the remaining states that are to some degree threatening.
"Five of the eight contests profiled will be held in August, during a three-week span in which candidates' get-out-the-vote efforts will be complicated by the distractions of the Summer Olympics in Beijing and the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Denver."
However, six of the districts involved have one very important thing in common: "their voters so favor the incumbent party that the winner of its primary appears certain to coast to election in November." Only the contests in and for are likely to have competitive general election races.
"Five of the eight contests profiled will be held in August, during a three-week span in which candidates' get-out-the-vote efforts will be complicated by the distractions of the Summer Olympics in Beijing and the beginning of the Democratic National Convention in Denver."
However, six of the districts involved have one very important thing in common: "their voters so favor the incumbent party that the winner of its primary appears certain to coast to election in November." Only the contests in and for are likely to have competitive general election races.
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