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In Our Last Congressional Elections, There Was Less Turnover In The House Of Representatives Than There Was In The Soviet Politburo
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In our last congressional elections, there was less turnover in the House
of Representatives than there was in the Soviet Politburo: 98.5% of the
incumbents were reelected!
-- John McCormick, _Self-Made In America_
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