Biden Sees Best Midterm Election for Sitting President in 2 Decades
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party bucked historical trends this midterm season. Even with over 20 house races yet to be called, this is already the most successful midterm election for a sitting president in two decades, and the best for a Democratic president since former president Bill Clinton’s second midterm election in 1998.
Key Quotes: In a tweet posted Nov. 9, Biden stated that “we lost fewer seats in the House of Representatives than any Democratic president’s first midterm election in at least 40 years. And we had the best midterms for Governors since 1986. The American people spoke.” Speaking with reporters after the midterms, Biden reiterated his intention to run for reelection in 2024, but refrained from fully committing, stating, “I think everybody wants me to run, but we’re going to have discussions about it.”
For Context: Midterm elections tend to go poorly for the sitting president's party. Former President Barack Obama lost six senate seats and 63 house seats in his first midterm election in 2010. Should both remaining senate races go to the Republicans, Biden will have only lost one seat in the senate.
How the Media Covered It: Most post-election coverage has focused on the Republican Party, framing the election more as a referendum on former president Donald Trump’s continued influence on the party than a referendum on current President Biden’s performance in his first two years in office.
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