Democrats adopting the socialist term may distract voters from the issues these candidates support

By: Michael Wolf

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,101

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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Political observers are predicting a big year for Democrats in congressional elections. This is expected given the dynamics of midterm loss, where the president’s party loses seats in Congress in non-presidential election years. This has been the pattern in all but two elections going back to 1938. Common explanations for midterm loss center on how the frustration from losing the presidential election fires up out-party partisans and invites many ambitious congressional candidates.

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