That amount of funding in part is a result of the high cost of running for office, particularly in competitive districts. (newsday.com)
That would cost the political class six jobs (worth $ 14,000 each), of course, but might produce a few more candidates running in larger, more competitive districts. (hudsonvalleyone.com)
You fail to understand that in 2002, Republicans gerrymandered the 11 Republican districts and lost all of them except for Peter King, who is now in danger since he now has a very competitive district with tens of thousands of minorities that are currently in Steve Israels district. (nystateofpolitics.com)