The writer wants to add a sentence after sentence 8 to provide logical support for the claim that term limits are vital to a healthy democracy. Which of the following choices best accomplishes this goal?

A statistic showing that incumbents are rarely replaced supports the claim that term limits can help keep democracy healthy. Choice C says House incumbents have been reelected 93 percent of the time since 1964, suggesting that voters have few chances to bring new representatives into office. The other choices give facts about campaign costs, election schedules, or the size of Congress without showing how strongly incumbents tend to hold their seats.

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