NYT: "Cancel the Midterms". Do you agree?

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37. Two years keeps congressional reps in permanent campaign/fundraising mode

That's all they freaking do.

When congressional districts were smaller—and before big lobbyists and big-money cammpaigns, etc.— there might have been a reason to keep the representatives "close to the people" by bi-annual elections.

Since 1789, when the Federal Government began operating under the Constitution, the number of citizens per congressional district has risen from an average of 33,000 in 1790 to almost 700,000 as of 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_apportionment

I personally would prefer a four-year term representative system. Given that increasing the number of representatives is both unfeasible and not an idea I subscribe to, I would like to see the term for a Representative increase too a reasonable four years.

That said, state and local elections should continue to be held in the midterm "off" years.