My friend said this pattern has happened to every single US president ever except J bush (they lost the midterm elections to the opposing party on their second term). Is there data and facts on it?
Not sure if you’re joking? Those elections didn’t work out for the president’s party
Edit: oops I see the Dems gained a few house seats in 98, zero in the senate.
the House has changed majorities in a midterm election a little more than one-third of the time. But of the total 19 House majority changes in that time span, including presidential and midterm election years, more than three-quarters have occurred during a midterm.
My friend said this pattern has happened to every single US president ever except J bush (they lost the midterm elections to the opposing party on their second term). Is there data and facts on it?
Yes the president usually loses the midterms that’s true, however usually not at THIS scale
To be fair, most presidents don’t strap oil prices to a rocket and send them into fuckin orbit.
https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/15723/the-neat-seat-loss-gain-by-the-presidents-party-in-the-midterm-elections/
Clinton did fine in 98. Reagan did fine in 86
Not sure if you’re joking? Those elections didn’t work out for the president’s party Edit: oops I see the Dems gained a few house seats in 98, zero in the senate.
I’m more looking for actual stats
Did you find them?
Our friend provided this link: https://history.house.gov/Institution/Majority-Changes/Majority-Changes/
I think the intro answers it: