ANALYSIS — I’ve seen more than a few election cycles, but I’m not certain I have seen many that are more confusing than the one we are now in.
Which “rules” of handicapping still hold in the current environment, and which fell by the wayside as our parties changed, our political institutions crumbled, and our political leaders looked increasingly incapable of governing?
Yes, everyone knows that midterm elections are a disaster for the president’s party when the economy is bad and voters are unhappy.
