http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL31635.pdf1977 6.30% 10.30% 7.10%
1978 3.80% 2.10% 3.40%
1979 23.10% 28.80% 24.20%
1980 6.20% 4.50% 5.90%
1981 7.90% 6.80% 7.70%
1982 3.90% 5.30% 4.20%
1983 4.90% 2.80% 4.40%
1984 3.10% 1.40% 2.70%
1985 13.00% 13.10% 13.10%
1986 7.00% 6.50% 6.90%
1987 7.50% 7.70% 7.50%
1988 4.90% 6.00% 5.10%
1989 6.30% 7.10% 6.50%
1990 5.90% 6.00% 5.90%
1991 17.30% 13.40% 16.40%
1992 12.90% 9.50% 12.20%
1993 16.50% 11.20% 15.30%
1994 9.20% 10.10% 9.40%
1995 7.10% 6.10% 6.90%
1996 6.80% 10.10% 7.50%
1997 10.70% 13.40% 11.30%
1998 8.50% 9.50% 8.70%
1999 5.90% 13.40% 7.50%
2000 6.60% 12.80% 7.90%
2001 11.30% 17.90% 12.70%
2002 7.70% 15.10% 9.20%
2003 4.10% 10.10% 5.40%
Those are the % of vacancies for District, Circuit, and District/Circuit combined.
District vacancies are at the lowest since 1984. Circuit since 1998. Combined since 1988.
WTF are they bitching about? They just want MORE POWER! They are the Tim "Toolman" Taylor of politics.