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It's just a lot safer to be an incumbent. So I think they have used the campaign finance reforms. They have passed laws that will help themselves stay in office. And I think that's one of the flaws that we do have in the system.
David Brooks
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David Brooks
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: August 22
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