what is (was) each party's rock bottom?

[freepcrusher]

This probably belongs in the history forum, but nobody posts there so I'll post it here.

Democrats
probably 1928-1929
Averaging 34.6 percent of the vote in the past three elections

Although the Democrats had more seats then the 131 they had in 1921 and 1922, they still had below 40 percent of the seats in the house and also had below 40 percent in the senate.

They had virtually no control in state government except in areas that was either former confederate territory or areas that were settled by confederate veterans

The democrats had nothing to challenge the republicans on because the economy was booming. Hoover in 1928 said that "poverty will soon be banished"

Even the once solid southern states were beginning to defect to the republicans. Hoover won Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia.

[freepcrusher]

Republicans
probably 1964-1965

.They were pretty much sh!t out of luck in 1964. Goldwater was the Christine O'Donnell of his time and was held to under 40 percent.

.Although they held more seats than the 88 house seats and 16 senate seats in 1937 and 1938, they still had below 35% of the seats in either house.

.The economy was booming and this time period was seen by many as the peak of the middle class and the climax of the new deal coalition. Unlike 1936, where the country was still in an economic depression, they had nothing to challenge the democrats with. Johnson said in December 1964 that this was the happiest time since Christ was born

.the republicans controlled close to nothing in the state legislatures although they did ironically have a republican governor in rhode island (the only state Goldwater got below 20 percent in)

. even the areas that were traditionally republican were starting to drift away. Goldwater got below 35 percent in Vermont, a state that had never voted for a democrat.

[LBJ Revivalist]

Democrats: 1981-2006
Republicans: 1933-1946;1950-1953; 2008-present.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Republicans: 2008-present.

[LBJ Revivalist]

Republicans: 2008-present.

Since 2008, they've taken the Insanity Express.

[Swedish Rainbow Capitalist Cheese]

Republicans: 2008-present.

Since 2008, they've taken the Insanity Express.

Indeed, but the question isn't when the parties was most fringy and extreame. They are nowhere near rock bottom as far as electoral success is concerned.