incumbency

In other words, incumbency is not exactly what it used to be.

But the Governor still has some important things going for him, not the least being incumbency.

An early call could help him take advantage of his incumbency.

Thus, he said, "Bush has the best possible incumbency situation that you could have."

But the power of incumbency may actually decrease with time.

In his view, the power of incumbency is enough for most legislators.

He died on January 30, 1892, during his incumbency as a president there.

But this time a president was protected by his incumbency.

But on the incumbency problem, are term limits the answer?

The political system itself was under attack - the Congress, the special interests, the very idea of incumbency.

But the power of incumbency is enormous - and he clearly using it.

He has cited Incumbency as reason for the loss of his party.

Others argue that the real problem is the incumbency protection.

He has the power of incumbency to command the nation's attention and agenda.

A year later he would run for a full term with the heavy advantage of incumbency.

"It's an incumbency protection program, and that's one of the things we need to change about it."

From 1912 to 1938 he held three incumbencies in Liverpool.

Their incumbency would also be helpful in fund-raising, he said.

Still, the incumbency issue in Albany is ripe for attention.

And the way the politics are set up here, incumbency is a solid advantage.

Before the 60's, however, most of the incumbency advantage was partisan, not personal.

During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets.

With incumbency on her side, Cole was able to win election to council the same year.

But the consequences of entrenched incumbency should concern us all.

Some things, like the Democrat incumbency issue, she couldn't do a whole lot about.