"The problem with having three consecutive 'wave' elections is that people tend to think that these aberrational elections are the norm.
In 2006, the Iraq War was at its lowest point, President George W. Bush’s Gallup job approval rating was 38 percent going into Election Day, and a series of congressional scandals buffeted the Republican Party, causing it to lose six Senate seats, 30 House seats and their majorities in both chambers."
Wave Elections Might Be Washed Up for Now
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