Why did the Democrats lose so badly in 2010?

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Because mostly old angry white people vote in midterms.

This is why the Democrats who think they'll landslide in midterms during a Republican president are silly. The old angry white people who vote in midterms are not going to suddenly start hating the GOP in most circumstances. 2006 was an aberration because Bush was SO godawful that even many of the old angry white people stayed home or voted D in protest.

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And above all, it was the sheer stupidity and amnesia of the voters. Putting Republicans back in charge in 2010 because of the economy after we'd thoroughly vanquished them in 2006 and 2008 because of the economy is like you're not losing weight fast enough on a diet so you start pounding down cheeseburgers.

I mean...we ARE Americans...