… but don’t do much about it. The Pew Research Center, in a report on the religiosity of the 115th Congress, notes …
The new, 115th Congress has the smallest freshman class of any Congress in the last 10 years – 62 new members will be joining 473 incumbents.
If you’re a champion of stability and continuity, this is good news. If you were disgusted by the behavior of the controlling members of Congress in the 114th, then this is not so good news, as none of the leaders went down to defeat, although majorities shrank in both chambers. Nor does this imply 62 seats changed hands, as some incumbents retired and their party-affiliation successors won.
Think of it this way: 62 new amateurs are now frantically learning their new jobs – or making plans to leverage their new power to impose fringe views on you.
That’s a nice start to the morning.
