These two midterm elections brought on new eras for politics in the United States

By: Robert Strong

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 26, 2026

Words: 1,204

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The conventional wisdom is that the Democratic Party has the advantage in the 2026 midterm elections and could become the majority party in one, or both, chambers of Congress. The margin of that anticipated victory is more difficult to predict.

The size of a party’s majority makes a difference. To see why, it’s worth looking back to the second half of the 19th century, when two dramatic midterm election results marked the beginning of …

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