Politics

Even though Americans claim to disapprove of Congress, and two-thirds say they want to oust their own representative, voters keep sending incumbents back.

"More than halfway through the party primaries, 293 House and Senate members have completed their quests for renomination during the primary season. The score: incumbents 291, challengers 2."

That's so depressing.

"More incumbents will be vulnerable in the general election than the primaries. Still, the vast majority of sitting lawmakers are snug in their seats.
Over the past five decades, voters have routinely returned 9 of 10 incumbent candidates to the House. Senate races are a bit less predictable, but usually more than 80 percent of incumbents win."

So is that.