Three Takeaways from the 2018 Midterms

Amy Walter: “The first is that Democrats maximized their opportunity districts. There were very few vulnerable GOP districts where Democrats didn’t have a solid candidate and/or the money needed to make those races competitive.”

“The second, as in previous ‘wave’ elections, even those incumbents who had been fighting and winning in tough districts for years were unable to survive the undertow of an unpopular president of their own party.”

“Finally, it’s clear that despite all the strum and churn of the last two years, views of the president have remained incredibly stable. The enduring antipathy to Trump cost the GOP the House. But, that stability also saved Republicans from losing even more seats.”