Why do people say formality? The party in presidential power usually takes a beating in mid terms. Obama was generally personally popular but Dems lost the House and Senate on his watch.
Trump is generally personally unpopular but his results are good. Regardless I’m not surprised Dems will gain in House and Senate it’s normal politics.
With a statewide vote in freaking AL it should have been a formality. Same goes for a district that Trump carried by +20 points.