The president’s approval ratings are stuck in the upper 30s, and the party out of power typically does well in off-year elections. But so far, Democrats don’t have any big wins to show for it. …
But even if the Democrats go 0 for 4, these special election results augur well for the party in 2018.
They’re consistent with a strong Democratic showing in next year’s midterm elections, and they’re even better than what one would expect in a so-called wave election, like the one that swept Democrats into power in the House in 2006 and back out in 2010. CONT.
Nate Cohn, New York Times