November 6, 2012 at 4:55 pm
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DBP
Member
If the incumbent has been in office a while and hasn’t gotten much done lately, then the challenger will style himself as a progressive, regardless of party.
Take crusty ole Jim McDermott for example. He used to be considered a progressive himself, but he’s been in there so long now, with so little to show for it, that even fellow Democrats are challenging him.
Hope that helps.