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The one who already has the job, which is 90% of keeping it.

means Currently holding an office or position, with the implied advantage of already being the one sitting in the chair.

from From Latin incumbere, 'to lie down upon, press upon, apply oneself to' — built from in- ('upon') plus cumbere, related to cubare ('to lie down'). The word first described anyone 'lying upon' or occupying a position, including clergy settled into a church post, before it broadened to any official who presently occupies a role — and, by extension, who is duty-bound ('incumbent upon you') to act.

win rate
us house incumbents win over 90 percent of races
etymology
latin for lying down on, as in occupying
real edge
name recognition and donor rolodex, not brilliance
dark side
also means whoever currently holds the burden or duty
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