"There are those who tout their experience working the system in Washington . . . but the problem is that the system in Washington isn't working for us and hasn't for a long time." Barack Obama, 2007
If the results of last week's "mini-Super Tuesday" primary elections are any indication, the future isn't looking good for congressional incumbents facing reelection in 2010. Despite reelection rates that average well above 90% in most cases, this first crop of underdog candidates has defied the odds, riding a wave of anti-incumbent sentiment that landed them in office, and their opponents out in the cold. It remains to be seen, however, whether this newest generation of congressional "reformers" will actually strike a new tone in Washington, or whether they will go the way of so many before them.
