One argument I've heard from term limit advocates that makes sense is that incumbents have a huge built in advantage because their coffers are full when they run. The big money has been rolling in. Their opponent's coffers generally aren't full. So the new candidate has a bigger hill to climb to get his or her message out. Without help from some scandal or full scale general anti-incumbent sentiment, the incumbant will generally win. Which is why so many do despite the Congress as a whole sitting at an approval rating of 20% or less.

That's not to say I am for term limits, but I think there is some merit to that argument. Money plays a huge role in American politics. Having more is always better than having less.

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