Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Ranking The Last Four Presidents

The final results are not in yet for this mid-term election, but we know the general outcome. Here is a ranking of the last four presidents by how they did in the first midterm after their first term win:


1. George W. Bush 2002 Gained seats in the House +8 and Senate +2 keeping both in Republican hands

2. Donald Trump 2018 Lost enough seats in the House to give control to the Democrats, But Gained seats in the Senate.

3. Barack Obama 2010 Lost enough seats in the House to give control to the Republicans, AND Lost seats in the Senate -6

4. Bill Clinton 1994 Lost enough seats in the House AND Senate to lose control of BOTH