• 58 percent of the 2006 Congressional candidates rated "morbidly obese" on the Body Mass Index Scale.

• In an average election, incumbents have a 76 percent chance of winning an election, even if they spend no money campaigning.

• Of all of the 2006 election candidates, only 32 percent reported having a "very active lifestyle" that included running and other aerobic exercise.

• In major election years, personal appearances by political figures (even those not running) increase by 227 percent over non-election years.

• Americans aged 18 to 39 are one and half times more likely to be registered Democrats as Americans aged 40 to 65.