MID-TERM ELECTIONS

[HairOfTheDog]

I hope you're wrong about the Dems not doing well in elections this year Pappy.

They've been doing well in special elections since the 2016 presidential election; I'd love to see that carry over into the November midterms and see the Dems take majority control of the House. The Republican-controlled House is a joke. They can't agree among themselves on key issues and they're sure as hell not fulfilling their duty to check the Executive.

I think there's only a slim chance that the Dems will take majority control of the Senate this year, but the House is a strong possibility, in my opinion.

There are 23 Democratic Senate seats, eight Republican Senate seats, and two Senate seats held by independents up for election in 2018; hence, the partisan risk for the Republican Party is low. In 2018, the Democrat Party will need to pick up two seats in the Senate in order to regain the majority they lost in 2014.

As for the House of Representatives: following the 2016 general election, the Democrat Party has already gained six seats. They picked up seven seats while only losing one in Nebraska. The Democratic Party needs to pick up 24 more seats in this year to win the chamber.