Chris Frandsen wrote:
I agree with your analysis of the incumbent problem. I live in Texas
and the travesty of gerrymandering hit very close to home after a mid
census redistricting. I have heard from one source that incumbents
now have a 98% return rate due to this type of redistricting. What
ever happened to Newt's Contract with America and the pledge to not
run again not to mention a balanced budget? Once again incumbents who
do not have to worry about reelection are moving away from the social
contract to represent them and are more likely to pay attention to
the dollars offered to their campaigns by big business. Please also
note that there is very little interest in Congress or the Executive
branch to push civics education in our schools. Very little if any
dollars that I know of have been earmarked for that purpose in the
"No Child Left Behind" programs.
Hey, Chris, good to have you here!
Dan is in Texas, as am I. What district are you in (or do you not want
to share that?). I'm in 31.
Julia
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