
The Politics Of The BBB: Will The Budget Bill Cause Fallout For The GOP?
Will Democrats successfully tar Republicans with budget bill healthcare cuts? Democrats are gearing up for the 2026 midterm elections and they think they have a crucial issue to help them win back control of at least one house of Congress – despite their political meltdown this past year. The hapless Democrats see the budget reconciliation cuts to healthcare as a pivotal issue to swing at least some control back to their party. Politics is more predictable than fickle. I looked at every midterm election since 1934. If I have this right, only on two occasions has the party in control of the White House gained seats in both houses at midterm elections. A third midterm sort of meets the test. In 1934, the Democrats under Franklin Delano Roosevelt gained 9 seats in each house. In 2002, George W. Bush’s Republicans gained 8 seats in the House and 2 in the