| If a downturn happens early in the first term, things will be rough during that midterm election. |
| He's really got to move quickly on this because he cannot be doing it in the same year as a midterm election. |
| We know that historically the party that holds the White House loses seats in Congress in their first midterm election. |
| In a low-turnout midterm election next year, the more motivated side could overperform. |
| No other modern president has been able to accomplish such a delicate task in a midterm election. |
| By contrast, in the 2010 midterm election, the GOP embraced super PACs while Democrats shunned them. |
