Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130101:18:29:00
President clinton, of course, is the big outliar here, if you'll recall. he didn't lose anything in that second midterm. winning five house seats for his party. staying even in the senate. eight years later in 2006 president bush got hammered. republicans lost 30 seats in the house, six in the senate, but, of course, more importantly, control of both houses were gone from the republicans. a couple of things to note here. the 1988 election under president clinton marked the only time a sitting two-term president saw any kind of gains in his second midterm in the modern era. two-term presidents ...
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