Rachel repeated a history lesson she mentioned a couple days ago,

[elleng]

mid-term elections during 2d term of presidents 'always' result in congressional losses of presidents' party, average # seats lost 6, today, 7, so while this feels extraordinary, it's not.

[pstokely]

1. it didn't happen for Clinton, didn't have to happen now

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it happened to the popular (at the time) Raygun

[DebJ]

2. Clinton was an anomaly. n/t

[Ykcutnek]

4. Impeachment. nt

[elleng]

7. Never HAS to happen.

In a lame duck session after the 1998 elections, the Republican-controlled House voted to impeach Clinton.

[Capt.Rocky300]

3. And in the past, those losses weren't, for the most part, to...............

crazy RW extremists with the Koch brother's agenda to fulfill.

[elleng]

8. Right

[Dawson Leery]

5. I hope we can keep Begich and Landrieu.

[elleng]

10. Yes.

[Robbins]

6. Um it may be 9

Alaska could flip and GOP could win LA runoff.And god help us if King decedes to switch caucus.Alhtough why would McConnell offer him anything.He doesn't need him.

[elleng]

9. Right, its not over til the fat lady sings.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. That's why I'm not freaking out. I'm not happy, but

it follows an unfortunate and stupid pattern in which people (especially, it would seem, Democrats) don't get off their dead asses and vote in midterms. So as bad as it seems it's not unexpected. I am trying to look on the bright side - I think the GOPers will overreach and by 2016 they won't have anything to run on and will get their asses handed to them. And the Senate seats that will be contested in that election will fall more toward the Dem side. It sucks but it's temporary.

[elleng]

12. I appreciate your thoughtfulness,

and very curious about how Dem primary and general candidate(s) will handle it.