This is what I was getting at earlier, there was no blue wave.
Trump actually did way better than Obama in his first midterm
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night lost the House of Representatives to the Democrats, who seized at least 26 seats from the Republicans.
A majority-Democrat House threatens to stymie Trump's agenda and could lead to the investigation of his administration. But, all told, he didn't do so badly.
In midterm elections, a president's party loses a handful of seats. For former President Barack Obama, midterm elections in 2010 and 2014 were catastrophic compared to Trump's moderate losses.
Trump actually did way better than Obama in his first midterm
- President Donald Trump on Tuesday night lost control of the House of Representatives.
- Democrats seized at least 26 seats to gain a majority that could stymie his agenda and lead to investigation of his administration.
- But he did way better than then-President Barack Obama in his first midterm election.
- Presidents almost always lose a few dozen House seats in the midterms.Barack Obama lost 63 in 2010 and Bill Clinton lost 52 in 1994.
- The elections haven't all been called yet, but Trump likely lost around 30 House seats, making it a pretty strong showing.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday night lost the House of Representatives to the Democrats, who seized at least 26 seats from the Republicans.
A majority-Democrat House threatens to stymie Trump's agenda and could lead to the investigation of his administration. But, all told, he didn't do so badly.
In midterm elections, a president's party loses a handful of seats. For former President Barack Obama, midterm elections in 2010 and 2014 were catastrophic compared to Trump's moderate losses.