By CARL HULSE
c.2010 New York Times News Service
WASHINGTON – Anti-incumbency fever is not necessarily all bad for the political power structure.
The deep resentment against Washington that has already toppled a few congressional incumbents this midterm election cycle and has helped persuade others to step aside could actually allow the parties to hang on to seats they might have otherwise lost.
Given the intense battle under way for control of the House and the Senate, where results in just a few races could mean the difference between majority and minority, bidding an early goodbye to a longtime colleague might be a small price to pay.