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Genki Hikari

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10. The Edwin Edwards Gold Standard

Reply to BlueIdaho (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 11:41 PM

Oct 2022

Is what I call the 'dead girl/live boy" standard for likelihood of winning.

My best friend is his goddaughter. If y'all thought he was colorful out there in public where you could see him, well, I'll assure you he was even more outrageous in private.

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So, no incumbent Senator from either Party lost their primary in 2022... [View all] Polybius Oct 2022 OP

Incumbents always have a big advantage. yardwork Oct 2022 #1

Yes, a very big advantage Polybius Oct 2022 #6

As we know in NC where we try and try to oust these Republicans... yardwork Oct 2022 #9

It's very rare for senators to lose primary challenges, and even rarer in the House. Incumbency is WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #2

Yes, but my post is about as a whole Polybius Oct 2022 #4

No. From 1962-2010, only 25 senators lost to primary challengers. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #7

Thank you! Polybius Oct 2022 #8

Murkowski in 2010 and Lugar in 2012. And Specter in 2010 onenote Oct 2022 #11

There's also Bob Bennett in Utah Polybius Oct 2022 #13

Technically, Bennett wasn't defeated in a primary. He was defeated in party convention. onenote Oct 2022 #15

I really wish that there was a list of Senators who lost their primaries Polybius Oct 2022 #16

More common than not. BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #3

I know that quite a bit of Republican Senators lost their primaries from 2010-2014 Polybius Oct 2022 #5

I don't think two is "quite a bit" onenote Oct 2022 #12

And the previously mentioned Spector and Bennett Polybius Oct 2022 #14

The Edwin Edwards Gold Standard Genki Hikari Oct 2022 #10