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Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Republicans In Position To Win Midterms

Republicans are expected to see gains in both the House and Senate in the 2014 midterm elections, if three factors — the president, the economy, and the electoral playing field — align, writes political analyst Larry Sabato for Politico.

"[President Barack Obama's] job approval numbers are perhaps the best indicator of the public's overall political orientation at any given time, a kind of summary statistic that takes everything at the national level into account," Sabato explains.

"In a large majority of cases, the president's party does poorly in midterms, especially the second midterm of a two-term administration," he adds.

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