If 1994 was 1958 and 2010 was 1974, what is 2022? Seems like Dems keep getting hit with these waves that knock them down further and further (1994, 2010, 2014, 2022) while Republicans only had two (1958 and 1974) that hit them. You could throw 1982 in there, but that election still didn’t push Republicans down to their 1958/1974 levels in the House and state legislatures. In fact, Republicans actually lost less ground in the House and state legislatures in 1982 than they gained in 1980.
Keep in mind democrats made huge gains in 1964 as well while republicans since 1994 haven’t had a presidential cycle where they have made huge gains
Dems haven’t either since 1964. Dem gains in 2008 (22) weren’t that much more than the Republican gains in 2020 (13).
What are you talking about? 2008 was such a good year for House Democrats that they flipped a House seat in
IDAHO. Also bear in mind that they were coming off a 30 seat gain in the 2006 cycle.
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