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House members keep losing their bids for higher office. Some think they know why.
Many House members are losing bids for higher offices like governor and Senate seats, with some attributing the trend to Congress's unpopularity and dysfunction. Both Republican and Democratic representatives have faced defeats, while state-level officials and political outsiders have seen more success.
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