In 1994, there an angry electorate which kicked out the party in power, the Democrats. 1998,2002, the party in power kept the voters happy with them. Then the voters got angry with the GOP, the party in power, the recession, wars, etc. They kicked them out in 06. the voters were angry once again in 10, give the Republicans the House. 14, not so good as the Democrats lost the senate. In 18 the party in power made them mad again.

It simple, in our two-party system, the party in power either keeps the voters happy with them, result the party in power stays in power. Or the party in power somehow makes the voters angry and wanting a change. Then the party out of power becomes the party in power.

It's simple. The party out of power is the only viable alternative to the party in power. Midterms are always a referendum on the party in power.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.