The people spoke. They don't trust Trump and they are proven correct in their assessment.
McCarthy is obtuse.
McCarthy is obtuse.
On November 6, 2018, (click here) 470 seats in the U.S. Congress (35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) were up for election. The Democratic Party won control of the House, and the Republican Party retained control of the Senate.
Democrats gained a net total of 40 U.S. House seats, 17 more than the 23 seats they needed to win control of the House. Heading into the election, Republicans controlled the House with a 235-193 majority (plus seven vacancies). From 1918 to 2016, the president’s party lost an average of 29 seats in midterm elections.
Republicans gained a net total of two U.S. Senate seats. Heading into the election, Republicans held 51 seats, Democrats held 47 seats, and the remaining two were held by independents who caucused with Democrats. In 2018, Democrats defended 26 seats—two held by independents—while Republicans defended nine seats. Ten Democratic seats were in states that supported Donald Trump (R) over Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016....
