Illinois Race Presents Peril for Durbin
Bob Kerrey (Neb.), the DSCC chairman during the cycle immediately following the GOP wave of 1994, said electoral politics, including the looming 2012 presidential contest, could influence intra-Conference
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Van Hollen: Democrats to Once Again Run as Party of Change
Van Hollen waved off comparisons to the midterm elections of 1994, when insurgent Republicans channeled popular dissatisfaction with Democratic control to knock off 54 Democrats and win back the
Anti-Washington Fervor Not Bad for All Democrats
In midterm election years, voter anger almost always is directed at the party controlling the White House.
GOP Team Targets Democrats
Congressional GOP leaders say the high-level coordination is something not seen among House and Senate Republicans since perhaps 1994.
Taking Pomeroy’s Pulse
Pomeroy has only served one other term — his first from 1993 to 1994 — in which Democrats controlled both branches of government.
NRCC Weighs Playing in Pair of Specials
Pivotal special elections in Pennsylvania and Hawaii will occur just four days apart in May, setting up a conundrum for Republicans eager to claim momentum heading into the 2010 midterm elections.
Former Right Tackle Keeps NRCC on Offense
History dictates that the party out of power in the White House will pick up seats in a president’s first midterm elections. House Republicans also are armed with a plethora of strong recruits.
Pelosi: Democrats Will ‘Definitely’ Retain Majority
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is literally laughing off the suggestion House Democrats could lose their majority in the midterm elections.
For Republicans, Overconfidence Poses a Growing Problem
Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts, as well as public opinion polls showing voters unhappy with the direction of the country, have combined to make too many Republicans downright giddy about the fall elections
Happy Days Are Here Again for GOP
History says so: In almost every midterm election since the Civil War, the party that lost the previous presidential election made gains in the Congressional balloting.
Van Hollen ‘Very Confident’ No More Party Defections
Looking ahead to the 2010 midterm elections, the DCCC chairman predicted “a tough year— but said Democrats have several things in their favor, namely that 12 Republicans — a handful of which are
Lack of Open Seats Could Complicate GOP Math
The number of Members vacating seats in 2010 is certainly much lower than it was in 1994 — when Republicans last won control of the House from Democrats in the first midterm election of a Democratic
House Overview: One Year Out, Parties Prep for the Big Dance
After making substantial gains in the House in the past two election cycles, Democrats are in a defensive crouch as they prepare to defend their majority in the 2010 midterm elections, the first nationwide
Van Hollen: ‘Extreme Voices’ Prevailing in GOP’s Internal Struggle
Van Hollen said the caucus was prepared for a tough cycle in 2010, given that the party in power historically loses seats in the midterm election after a winning presidential cycle.
Vote for Us — We Aren’t Nearly as Bad as the Other Guys!
— “We had two different questions [to measure generic sentiment] in our 1994 September and October surveys,— Hart, whose extensive work in political polling undoubtedly makes him one of the nation
Obama May Again Be Key to Ohio
“Elections are like a pendulum and I think in 2008 it swung as far out to the left as it could and it’s coming back,— said former state Sen.
Midterms, History and the Expectations Game for the House in 2010
Averages are meaningless when you have a wide range of outcomes, as there have been in midterm elections since 1960, a reasonable place to start examining recent midterm trends.
Can Democrats Get Re-Elected by Voting Against Obama?
Correction Appended The extent of Democratic losses in next year’s midterm elections will rest, in part, on the ability of Democrats elected in conservative or Republican districts over the past
History Offers Playbook for GOP Return to Power
Watershed midterm Congressional elections occurred in 1966, 1982, 1994 and 2006, and may very well happen again in 2010.