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Democracy's way of asking if you're sure, every few years.
means A vote to decide whether someone already in office gets to keep the job for another term.
from Straightforward compound: 're-' (Latin for 'again') plus 'election,' from Latin 'eligere' — 'to pick out, choose.' Election itself traces to 'ex-' (out) plus 'legere' (to choose, gather, read) — the same root that gives us 'legible' and 'elegant,' the idea being a careful, discerning selection. Stick 're-' on front and you get the political ritual of choosing, again, whether to choose the same person again.
- incumbent edge
- name recognition beats fresh ideas most years
- core strategy
- remind voters of fear, not the resume
- historical irony
- term limits exist because someone refused this question
- approval math
- you can win with less than half liking you