Thanks to redistricting, though, he hasn't faced a competitive election in years.
But he is confident, although he is certainly aware that when you're in the kind of economic environment that we've been in for the past three-plus years that this will be invariably a very competitive election.
Analysts and bankers say deals worth billions of dollars are now expected to come to market this year after being held back due to uncertainty surrounding the fiercely competitive election that saw Prime Minister Najib Razak returned to office.
Algeria has held its first competitive presidential election, and the military remained neutral.
But this year it has lagged its regional rivals, largely due to uncertainty surrounding a fiercely competitive national election earlier this month.
But this year it has lagged behind its regional competitors, largely due to uncertainty surrounding a fiercely competitive national election earlier this month.
First, they can put pressure on Gen Musharraf to revert to the original roadmap as early as possible and create conditions for a fully competitive parliamentary election in January.
And, all along, he represented the best chance that Republicans have to stay competitive in this election.
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Instead, Obama chose to act as politicians are wont to do, his interventions poured cold water on the economic recovery for blunting the curative that was the Bush recession, and the result was a competitive campaign for re-election when he should have won by a landslide.
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Leading up to Election Day, the most competitive gubernatorial race of 2008 was a rematch from four years ago.
The fact that Mr. Sarkozy is now so clearly stressing the need to stimulate growth and have a more competitive exchange rate suggests that whoever wins the French election will try to reshape the debate within the euro zone.
As all the attention Tuesday turned to Republican candidates in Iowa, the Obama campaign sought to capitalize on the moment as an opportunity to energize Democratic supporters in a state that Mr. Obama won in the 2008 election and that is likely to be competitive this year.
However, Republican aides acknowledge that immigration is a divisive issue within their party, with GOP members in competitive districts needing to appeal to Hispanic voters to win re-election this fall.
It's not that it's necessarily a case the Democrats have as much money as the Republicans - and we'll know more later this week on Friday there's going to be a filing report by the national parties - but if the key is that the Democrats across the country in this election cycle have proven that they have enough money to be competitive.
The race for governor in Missouri became competitive after Republican Gov. Matt Blunt announced in January he would not seek re-election.
Out of those seeking re-election who voted in favor of contempt, more than half are listed in competitive districts by the Cook Political Report and rely on conservative support, including endorsements from the NRA, to survive their tough political battles.
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With the bulk of this cycle's competitive races concentrated in districts represented by more moderate members of each party, the outcome of this election could mean an even more polarized House in 2013.
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