Back to 1948: These mid-range numbers haven't been seen since Truman.
CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten says the Democrats' midterm performance is so strong it's sending it back to 1948 — and in one respect, to a place no party has been. The 38-year-old analyst released numbers he called a "historic blue tsunami. ".
Let's start with the House: Democrats posted their biggest net gain since 1948, according to USAFacts. "It was when Harry S. Truman was around," Anten said. “My God, that was 78 years ago! ".
The Senate tells a similar story. The last time the Democrats secured nine seats and captured the chamber? 1948, the year Truman shocked the world and the Chicago Tribune printed the wrong headline.
Then came the figure that made even Anten do a double take. "It may be the first time in the history of the Senate" that a party wins five seats that it did not receive in the presidential elections for at least ten cycles -. Alaska, Mississippi, South Carolina, Kansas and Texas. "It never, never, never happened," he said. "It's just amazing. ".
Finally, governors: Democrats lead or hold 30, which — if they hold Kansas — would be the first time they've controlled that many since the mid-1990s.
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