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cpeterso on July 4, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: MayDay PAC

Long time incumbents can assume their position is safe unless there is a well funded challenger. Incumbents have plenty of air time and name recognition.

nickff on July 5, 2014 | [–]

>"Long time incumbents can assume their position is safe unless there is a well funded challenger."

You have restated my position quite succinctly; FEC campaign regulations are a way of preventing "well funded challenger[s]".

pron on July 4, 2014 | [–]

Right. Money is not the only source of power.

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