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The Midterm Landslide of 2010: A Triple Wave Election

  • James E. Campbell
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 10. Januar 2011
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Democrats were trounced in the 2010 midterm elections. They lost six seats in the U.S. Senate, six governorships, and about 700 seats in state legislatures. Compared to 2008, Democrats lost 64 seats in the House and Republicans regained their House majority. The Republican majority elected in 2010 was the largest number of Republicans elected since 1946. The analysis finds that Republican seat gains resulted from the receding of the pro-Democratic waves of 2006 and 2008 as well as the incoming pro-Republican wave of 2010. Voters rejected Democrats in 2010 for their failure to revive the economy, but also for their advancement of the national healthcare reform and other liberal policies. The analysis speculates that Democrats are likely to gain House seats and lose Senate seats in 2012. Finally, President Obama’s prospects of re-election have probably been improved because of the Republican gains in the 2010 midterm.

Keywords: midterm elections; congress; voting; elections; presidency; presidential approval; political parties; economy; polarization; retrospective voting
Published Online: 2011-1-10

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Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Article
  2. Where Are We in History? 2010 in the Longest Run
  3. The 2010 Midterm Elections: An Overview
  4. The Midterm Landslide of 2010: A Triple Wave Election
  5. Advertising Trends in 2010
  6. The Tea Party at the Election
  7. The Year of the Outsider: Political Amateurs in the U.S. Congress
  8. The Citizens United Election? Or Same As It Ever Was?
  9. Voter Turnout in the 2010 Midterm Election
  10. The Dynamics of Voter Preferences in the 2010 Congressional Midterm Elections
  11. Healthcare Reform: A Prescription for the 2010 Republican Landslide?
  12. The 2010 Elections: Party Pursuits, Voter Perceptions, and the Chancy Game of Politics
https://doi.org/10.2202/1540-8884.1405
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
midterm elections; congress; voting; elections; presidency; presidential approval; political parties; economy; polarization; retrospective voting

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Article
  2. Where Are We in History? 2010 in the Longest Run
  3. The 2010 Midterm Elections: An Overview
  4. The Midterm Landslide of 2010: A Triple Wave Election
  5. Advertising Trends in 2010
  6. The Tea Party at the Election
  7. The Year of the Outsider: Political Amateurs in the U.S. Congress
  8. The Citizens United Election? Or Same As It Ever Was?
  9. Voter Turnout in the 2010 Midterm Election
  10. The Dynamics of Voter Preferences in the 2010 Congressional Midterm Elections
  11. Healthcare Reform: A Prescription for the 2010 Republican Landslide?
  12. The 2010 Elections: Party Pursuits, Voter Perceptions, and the Chancy Game of Politics
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