And 2002. Historical anomalies but it does happen from time to time. Of course, there were mitigating circumstances in 1998 outside of the economy that boosted Dem performance in midterm. =>https://twitter.com/DavidWright_CNN/status/951478625106317313 …
...Mitigating circumstances in 2002, for that matter. George W. Bush was insanely popular & Dems unwisely got into a skirmish w/ him over employment rules at the new DHS.
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Are there dem seats rust belt states where gop can focus on rather than California seats? Instead of spending 3 mil on a Cali seat wouldn’t that 3 mil go a lot further in a state like that!
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Not really - have won those already.
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GOP performance in '98 was so good Newt left the Speakership on a triumphal high note, in that universe.
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Newt promised major gains. His conference was pretty nonplussed w/ the outcome.
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