The primary season of 2012 is turning into the “year of the anti-incumbent”. In state after state, incumbents in the House and Senate are falling to their challengers. Thus far, 15 incumbents have failed to make it past a primary challenger. The record over the past 50 years is 20 incumbents defeated during the 1992 election cycle.
Are these defeats the result of anti-incumbent sentiments, or are they a direct result of mandatory redistricting following the census? Continue reading