What happens after a midterm tsunami? Lessons from 1974 and 1994

By: Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 9, 2026

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By Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia

There were lots of surprises on the evening of Nov. 3 when the picture of the Democratic midterm success began to be painted on network news touch screens.

The maps kept getting bluer. Eventually, it was clear that this was not an ordinary midterm cycle when the party out of power slaps the wrist of the sitting president and his administration.

It was much bigger than that, …

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