2 of the last 4 midterms have seen the president’s party gain seats, so I don’t think that the old “rule” applies anymore. And I refuse to build a congressional strategy predicated on allowing the Democrats to win the presidency.
Hey you know I want Obama to lose no matter what, and voted McCain to keep him out in the first place.
Don’t mistake my love for historical speculation. I can’t imagine ever WANTING the democrat to win the White House cause of the judges alone. But after Obama did win it was nice getting the ball back and creating the opportunity to actually get some small positive change going in the next 4 years.
I really think that President being popular thing is the deciding factor. I don’t see how McCain could have been with the crap economy. We were screwed one way or the other in 2008. Shillery would probably be leading McCain right now if she could avoid creepy old lady hair.
I can’t really see those former blue dog seats reverting under any scenario but I hope Glove and Boner don’t mess up as bad as Bush and Hastert so we won’t have democrat Congresses to worry about in the near future.
1. Enacted pwrsectution of the Catholic Church into law under Robamneycare? Check.
2. Gun grabber? Check
3. Tax hiker? Check.
4. Nominated nothing but leftists (mostly registered Demonrats) to the Taxachusetts courts? Check.
5. Enthusiastically supported and implemented rump-ranging and other perversions while calling same "marriage." Check.
6. Had no problem with envirowhackoism? Check.
7. Fled office with a 35% approval rating? Check.
8. Global warming believer and wannabe taxer? Check.
9. Elitist idiot? Check.
10. Displays every bit as much contempt for ordinary folks as any other Democrat, making him nothing more than a Demonrat in GOP drag. Check.
11. A Demonrat, whether Obozo or Robamney WILL be elected this fall so that issue is already foreclosed. If you want a congressional strategy or intend to have one, it will most certainly be predicated upon the reality of a Demonratic presidency, whether Obozo or Robamney. The difference will be Robamney using the vast resources of the US Government, its money, its contracts, its bank deposits, its powers to PREVENT any improvement in GOP CONSERVATIVE ranks in Congress. Robamney is nothing more than a very thinly disguised Elitist Trojan Horse. Ask the folks at Troy how that worked out for them. Beware of Robamney bearing gifts!
The “midterm election” rule is better stated as a rule applying to the midterm of a second term presidency. FDR 1938 (GOP gained 81 H and 6 S), Truman 1950 (GOP gained 28 H, 5 S), Eisenhower 1958 (DEM gained H 49, 13 S), Kennedy/Johnson 1966 (GOP gained H 47, S 3), Nixon 1974 (DEM gained H 49, S 3), Reagan 1986 (DEM H 5, S 8), Clinton 1998 (GOP gained H 5, S 0), Dubya 2006 (DEM gained H 31, S 5).