Election '22: What Matters: Allan Lichtman On Midterm Trends

The video features Allan Lichtman discussing U.S. midterm election trends, highlighting the historical tendency for the president's party to lose seats. Lichtman critiques Democratic messaging despite significant achievements under Biden. He suggests adopting strategies from Roosevelt's 1934 midterms, focusing on policy promotion and making elections a referendum on unpopular past presidents. The discussion covers the correlation between presidential popularity and midterm outcomes, noting Biden's comparable standing to past presidents. Lichtman predicts Republicans may take the House, while Democrats could retain the Senate. He emphasizes Biden's necessity to run in 2024 to maintain Democratic keys to the White House.

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