For months now, the US economy has been roaring. The latest evidence? The October jobs report — 250,000 jobs added, 3.7% unemployment rate and wage growth at 3.1%. …
Yet, with just four days left before the 2018 midterms, conventional wisdom is that Republicans will lose the House majority they’ve held since 2010 and will narrowly hold onto their Senate majority, despite defending just nine seats to Democrats’ 26. The GOP is also poised to suffer significant losses at the gubernatorial level.
So, what gives? Why isn’t Trump’s party in better shape given the stellar state of the economy? CONT.
Chris Cillizza, CNN