Back in February, when Washington was toasting Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., for holding a seat for nearly 60 years that he effectively inherited from his father, I wrote that the dynastic tendency in American politics was nothing to celebrate.

On Tuesday, the absurdity continued as his wife Debbie Dingell won the Democratic primary to replace him — all but guaranteeing she’ll be the next representative from the heavily-Democratic district.