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Search results for "Democrats hold a 10-point edge over Republicans ahead of midterm elections"

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Jonathan Karl stated on November 03, 2013 in a conversation on ABC's "This Week":
"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2013
Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2018 in a press conference:
"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."
By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2018
Scott Walker stated on November 11, 2014 in an interview:
In "the past four or five" presidential elections, "people who poll high at the beginning are not the people who end up being the nominees."
By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2014
Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2018 in in a press conference:
"This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president's party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy's in 1962."
By John Kruzel• November 8, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on November 19, 2018 in a tweet:
In her defeat of Republican Rep. Karen Handel, Democratic challenger Lucy McBath "was outspent 5-1."
By Louis Jacobson• November 28, 2018
Mark Shields stated on October 10, 2014 in a broadcast of PBS' "Newshour":
Republicans "made it easier to buy a gun" in states they won in 2010.
By Jon Greenberg• October 16, 2014
David Hallock stated on November 12, 2014 in a forum:
In rural Virginia, "Sen. Warner ran 8-10 points ahead of a traditional Democrat -- ahead of Senator Kaine, ahead of Governor McAuliffe."
By Warren Fiske, Nancy Madsen• November 21, 2014
Mary Jordan stated on September 05, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"The president's party always gets shellacked in midterms. It's only twice, 1934 and 2002, that the president's party actually gained in both the House and the Senate."
By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2010
Mitt Romney stated on August 08, 2011 in a New Hampshire town hall.:
Says a poll found him the only Republican candidate who could beat Barack Obama in Texas -- and by eight points.
By W. Gardner Selby• August 14, 2011
Chris Christie stated on October 26, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says "over the last 48 years, every governor at the midterm of his first term or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, with the exception of Jim McGreevey in 2003."
By Erin O'Neill• November 6, 2011
Michael Steele stated on November 08, 2010 in an interview on NPR:
"I have won more elections than any chairman since 1938."
By Robert Farley• December 3, 2010
Chris Matthews stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
By Dave Umhoefer• February 10, 2013
Fareed Zakaria stated on June 10, 2018 in in a monologue:
"When you tally up their representation in Congress and governorships, the Democrats almost have their lowest representation in about 100 years." 
By John Kruzel• June 15, 2018
Joe Scarborough stated on November 03, 2014 in a segment on "Morning Joe":
2014 midterm election spending by "the left and the right are both equal."
By Katie Sanders• November 6, 2014
David Perdue stated on August 04, 2014 in during an appearance in Middle Georgia:
"There are only about 10 people in the United States Senate who have any real business experience."
By Nancy Badertscher• August 13, 2014
Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland:
"We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
By Mark Naymik• April 28, 2011
Mitch McConnell stated on January 07, 2015 in a Senate floor speech:
A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress."
By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2015
Facebook posts stated on November 04, 2020 in a screenshot:
"Six states can't get the votes counted. Six states in which @realDonaldTrump is leading. Six states where Dems are in charge."
By Daniel Funke• November 4, 2020
John Cornyn stated on July 09, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article:
"There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 17, 2010
Mary Jordan stated on September 05, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it."
By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2010

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Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different?

By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022

Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on 'Meet the Press'

By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2013

Fact-checking Nancy Pelosi on 'Meet the Press'

By Aaron Sharockman• November 17, 2013

Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014

PunditFact: Fact-checking claims about the GOP agenda

By Jon Greenberg, Katie Sanders• November 12, 2014

What is redistricting? And why should voters care?

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2021

How trustworthy are the polls, more than a year after the 2016 election?

By Louis Jacobson• January 3, 2018

Campaign cash in Oregon: Will GOP candidates outspend Democrats?

By Dana Tims• September 4, 2014

Nikki Haley touts 17-point polling edge over Joe Biden. Here's what more recent polls say.

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2024

Trump vs. Biden: An updated look at the money race

By Louis Jacobson• July 9, 2020

How big was Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory? 8 charts explain

By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2024

The 2018 midterms: Here are key Senate races we're covering

By PolitiFact Staff • August 29, 2018

What's at stake in the midterms: A primer on 8 key issues for 2018

By Louis Jacobson• November 5, 2018

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

By Tom Kertscher• December 1, 2022

No proof voter suppression kept Stacey Abrams from governorship, as Democrats said in Atlanta debate

By Amy Sherman• November 21, 2019

Donald Trump's USA Today op-ed, annotated

By PolitiFact Staff • October 10, 2018

What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know

By Louis Jacobson• November 19, 2024

Promises, promises: A look at Walker and Burke pledges

By Dave Umhoefer• October 6, 2014

Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?

By Samantha Putterman• April 15, 2026

Political Extremism in the Public Square: A resource for journalists and voters

By Amy Sherman• June 9, 2022