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You’re Probably Not Aware How Bad Midterms Have Been to the Party in Control of the White House

You’re Probably Not Aware How Bad Midterms Have Been to the Party in Control of the White House

It’s been that way for the past 140 years

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President Rutherford B. Hayes
Every president since this guy has lost House seats during a midterm election. Photo by Library of Congress on Unsplash

You may have heard that midterm elections often but not always go poorly for the party in control of the White House, and that past results are no guarantee of future performance. Or, perhaps you have thought that while Democrats like B…

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