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Recall. he didnt lose anything in the second midterm, winning five house seats for his party, staying even in the senate. eight years later, president bush got hammered, losing 30 seats in the house, 6 in the senate, but control of both houses were gone from republicans. a couple things to note. the 1998 election under president clinton marked the only time a two-term president saw any gain in his second term in the modern era. typically, they have one really bad midterm and one not so bad. eise...

Party. staying even in the senate and then president bush was hammered. republicans lost 30 seats in the house, 6 in the senate and more importantly control of the both houses were gone from the republicans. a couple things to note here. the 1998 election, of course, under president clinton marked the only time a sitting two-term president saw gains in the second midterm in the modern era. in addition, two-term presidents typically have a bad midterm and one not so bad. trumans party was much wo...

His party and staying even in the senate. president bush got hammered. republicans lost 30 seats in the house, six in the senate and control of both houses were gone from the republicans. the 1998 election was the only time a two-term president saw gains. in addition two-term presidents typically have one really bad midterm and one not so bad. truman was much worse in 46 than in 50. reagan, split decision after losing big in the house and gaining a senate seat in 1982, republicans lost seven sea...

Decision. >> ladies and gentlemen, by way of split decision we have a winner. the number one contender in the light heavyweight division, give it up for angolas -- [ applause ] >> when they said the split decision, i knew he had it. i was like, oh, man, i knew he got it. theyre going to give it to him because hes as home. >> it is now time for curtis merrells to step into the ring. the stakes are high, not only bragging rights but a title belt. both fighters start off slow in round one. neither ...

Punches. in the final round curtis starts to tire and his opponent gets some good hits in. >> lets give these fighters a big hand. and now, ladies and gentlemen, by way of split decision representing angola give it up for -- [ cheers and applause ] >> another split decision gives

Prominent democrats, including barack obama favored scrapping the electoral college. >> yes or no eliminate the electoral college. yes or no? >> yes. >> while some republicans argued against it, imagine the irony if obama loses the popular vote but wins re-election. >> everybody is going to flip 180 degrees if this actually happens. that is democrats will say thats the way the system works. you cant change the rules in the middle of the game. and prurebs are going to say without the popular vote...

Polling precincts and a number of states including virginia and new hampshire have just opened their doors for voting. as is tradition, two tiny new hampshire villages were the first to cast their ballots. at midnight, it was a split decision. five votes for each candidate. >> by the way, mark haleprin, being a sick man like you, i was awake -- >> that is sick. >> john padorits right after the announcement 5-5 tweeted, i am disappointed with the election coverage so far. >> its been weak. look -...

Be -- this would be the most plausible split decision popular vote romney, the president winning the electoral college when you look at it. a bunch of the bigger states and the battlegrounds going one way. romney, obviously, you know, hes got a fairly decent path, but the problem for him has always been, joe, he could win florida, virginia, and ohio and he was always four short. he needed one other state. and thats new hampshire. thats why he spent yesterday, his schedule was florida, virginia, ...

Reads. after 18 months nearly a billion in ad spending, it is coming to a close. voters will decide whether to hire president obama or replace him with former governor mitt romney. its a contest that pits the obama campaigns organization against republican enthusiasm for rae placing him in office and voter discontent about the still troubled economy. it all comes down to nine battleground states or is it seven or is it five or, as the romney campaign hopes, is it 11? if the first election result...

At midnight, it was a split decision, five votes for each candidate. there were 23 votes for president obama, nine for romney in harts location. tonights polls begin closing at 6:00 eastern in kentucky and indiana. and our first big hint of how the night might unfold will come after 7:00 when polls close in another half dozen states, including the battleground state of virginia with 13 electoral votes up for grabs. its a state that president obama turned blue in 2008 with a seven-point margin. >...