Lawmakers who have huge campaign war chests should not rest easy this year.
In less volatile campaign seasons, large cash-on-hand advantages are like a security blanket. But the waves of 2006 and 2008 "“ and another one expected this November "“ have proved that money isn't everything.
A handful of political experts tracking the 2010 election cycle say that incumbency has become enough of a liability this year to trump the conventional advantage of money in the bank.
Longtime campaigns and elections observer, Brookings Institute Vice-Chairman of Governance Studies Darrell West said "money cannot trump message."
The analysts say that the message resonating this cycle has been: Throw the...
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