Here's How the Democrats Are Blowing the Midterms

Here's How the Democrats Are Blowing the Midterms Matt Margolis | 9:51 AM on July 20, 2026 AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib It can’t be said enough that history is on the Democrats’ side, but they seem determined to blow it. Precedent alone should hand Democrats a comfortable advantage this year. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Only three midterms in nearly a century broke the pattern.In 2002, George W. Bush's Republicans held their ground just over a year after the 9/11 attacks, when national security dominated everything else. In 1998, Bill Clinton's Democrats benefited when Republicans overplayed their hand chasing impeachment over the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

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