| Candidates could better spend their time meeting with voters, and incumbents could better use their time to perform their official duties. |
| The 1998 election consisted primarily of incumbents running for re-election. |
| But we cannot just resort to blaming the present incumbents for our circumstances. |
| And you're giving a huge and potentially insurmountable advantage to incumbents. |
| Present incumbents were required to compete with new applicants for these positions. |
| This has triggered more competition in metro areas, the place where competitive service providers have aggressively challenged incumbents. |
