It not only gives incumbents an advantage, but has given the longtime majority parties in Albany — Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in the Assembly — an edge over the much - more modestly staffed minority conferences. (timesunion.com)
If not, you will no longer be able to rest on the laurels of barriers to entry, high distribution costs, incumbent advantages like shelf space, bigger advertising budgets, switching costs, or just about any other advantage that you used to enjoy in years past. (basehitinvesting.com)
Populist parties have made elections more competitive and parliamentary debates livelier, but ruling parties continue to rely on incumbent advantages to maintain power. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)