Many Incoming Lawmakers are Losers

“Congress is filled with a bunch of losers, but not exactly in the way you’re thinking,” Nathan Gonzales writes.

“In the wake of the elections, it’s easy to second-guess losing candidates and their campaigns, and to discount their chances of ever winning a seat in Congress. But at least 27 incoming House members have electoral losses on their records — more than 40 percent of the new class — and many of them lost contests for the same seat they will represent in the 114th Congress.”