I think if the economy is still pretty good, not great, the gop will hold the house, but if we go into a recession, the dems will take back control. It's all about the economy, politics 101.
I disagree. I think the GOP will lose the House. We lost seats at the election of a GOP President (which is a bad sign). Most of the time the party of the sitting President loses seats in the House on midterms. I do predict we hold the Senate, but by a very slim margin.
I hear you. After an IMBECILE (like Trump) got elected POTUS, it is best to avoid the prediction game.
Well, the dems could've won the election if they nominated whos approval ratings were not underwater and was disliked by a lot of americans. It's their own fault.
Lol, I mean if a party can lose to an IMBECILE, then that makes predictions pretty hard. Just wait for when they run someone smart.
There's too many variables. In recent years people have come to believe that Republicans do better in midterms, but I doubt that'll hold water without a Democrat for President. Trump's approval could improve or get worse, and there's some real "wiggle room" as to what his approval actually is. There is a lot of variation in the polls lately, and that may be due to bad methodology on some (many were way off with last election), or may be due to who is being polled (traditionally likely voter polls were the best predictors, registered voters next, adult polls last - and he's not doing bad in LV polls, but we don't know what groups will turn out). So I'm not making any such broad predictions. However the Senate map is just bad for Democrats - they have far more up for reelection, many of them in deep red states, and who have been in line with the party too much to get as much slack as they usually do from constituents.
Trumps approval numbers continue to decline, all he has left is his base which isn't large enough to sustain any victories.
Actually they did win the election by 3 million votes. trump is the President of the electoral collage, not the people.
Yeah. Regaining control of The House (for the Dems in 2018 midterms) would be a tough slog. Considering the unconscionable Gerrymandering (in favor of the GOP) and the small number of truly "contestable" seats, a Dem pickup of 10-15 (which could set up a 2020 Dem House takeover) would be a fine result.
Democrats face serious primary challenges. Anyone who does promise free college, free healthcare and basically free everything, doesn't support open borders, men in women's bathrooms, outlawing firearms and express hatred of business, everyone with traditional or conventional beliefs and morality, and white men would have difficulty winning a Democratic primary. The the I-hate-almost-everyone control-freak socialist then has to try to win in November.
Half the people didn't even vote. The EC is the ONLY way to elect a President. He's your President. Get over it
No question that he is our President, my point was the people didn't want him. Now where did you get the ridiculous idea that half the people dint vote? Thats absurd.
I would rather have Trump than that one of those members of the disgusting Khan family. Gold star my ass, I don't care. His people attacked us on 9/11.
55% voter turnout in the United States for the 2016 election. That's roughly ALMOST (since you're being super literal right now) only half the country. Your data is incomplete because half the country didn't even vote. You can't tell us who America wanted more because no one knows. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_the_United_States_presidential_elections
If you want to be accurate try this: According to the United States Election Project, an average of 59.7 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots. (The turnout number is lower when you just look at voting-age Americans, but not all Americans over 18 can vote, for various reasons.)Dec 19, 2016
