- Thisgivestheincumbentpartyahugeadvantage,butitalsoensuresthattheLDPremainsapartyofpatronagemorethanofpolicy.FORmonthsnowAmerica'spunditshavebeenpredictingthatnextweek'smid-termswillbea"waveelection",inwhichatorrentofoppositionvictoriessweepsthein...
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- JosephSchumpeter,anAustrianeconomist,arguedthatdisruptiveupstartswereneededwhenincumbentfirmsfailedtodriveinnovation.Theriskforincumbentfirmsisthatoftheproverbialboilingfrog.Theymaynotknowwhentoswitchfromoldtonewuntilitistoolate.Earliereffortshaveten...
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- Ithinkit'sincumbentuponustosupporthim.Hehasnosenseofthedutyincumbentuponhim.Itisincumbentuponjusticetogivesomewarningsoftheirdoubtaboutacase.It'sincumbentuponallofusworkinginpublichealthtoimprovesurveillancesystemsandvitalregistrationsystemssothatw...
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- JosephSchumpeter,anAustrianeconomist,arguedthatdisruptiveupstartswereneededwhenincumbentfirmsfailedtodriveinnovation.Earliereffortshavetendedtodegenerateintorent-seeking,lobbyingandcosydealsbetweenincumbentfirmsandbureaucrats,stiflinginnovationandthe...
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- Shefeltitwasincumbentonherselftoactimmediately.Itisincumbentonyoutoprovideforyourparents.It'sincumbentonyoutoadviseyoursonbeforeheleaveshome.Youaremybestfriend.Ofcourse,itisincumbentonmetohelpyouout.Danfeltitincumbentonhimtopayforthewindow,sinceheha...
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- shedefeatedBillHalter,thestate'slieutenantgovernor,whoplayedheavilytoanti-incumbentsentiment.Itisincumbentuponallusersofthisequipmenttofamiliarizethemselveswiththesafetyprocedure.Hisreformistrival,MehdiKarroubi,aliberalclericandformerspeakerofparlia...
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- Thisispartofanolderproblem:therefusalofadefeatedincumbenttoacceptdefeatandbowout.Althoughtheydonotyetknowwhotheopponentwillbe,Kentucky'sRepublicansknowenoughabouttheirincumbenttobeworried....
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