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Alan Abramowitz and Norman Ornstein (Washington Post): "Five Myths about Midterm Elections" →
From the article:
With Tuesday’s elections in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia and Minnesota over and the feuds that mark primary season finally winding down, voters and pundits can turn their attention to this year’s real political fight: November’s general election, when all 435 House seats, along with 37 Senate seats, will be up for grabs. Midterm elections are a uniquely American ritual — most democracies choose their legislators and executive leaders at the same time — and they have, over the years, given rise to their share of homegrown political wisdom. But not all of that wisdom is borne out by recent history.
