You don't read very well. But Bush in 2002 is the answer. It's not hard to find.
I never said it wasn't common for the incumbent's party to lose the majority in the house and Senate - in fact here's a paper from 1985 discussing theories as to why it happens.
James E. Campbell, Explaining Presidential Losses in Midterm Congressional Elections, The Journal of Politics, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Nov., 1985), pp. 1140-1157
www.jstor.org
I'm talking about scale. It's going to be interesting to see just how bad it gets.
I'm betting he's going to outpace Obama in both the house and Senate. Things are certainly worse now than 2010, and Biden has never been nearly as popular as Obama. If you consider nearly 30 house dems have thrown in the towel...it's going to be bad. Biden's terrible performance has motivated the opposition base in a meaningful way. Plus several key states have more reasonable voting policies than two years ago.
One of the most ironclad rules in American politics is that the president’s party loses ground in midterm elections. Almost no president is immune. President Ge…
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