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.
Well I'm sure Old Angry White People voted in mid-terms elections from 1954-1990 when the Dems held a majority in the US House from 1955-1994.
I agree with you about 2006 Bush W. was hated because of the Iraq War.
It was different angry old white people. Even into the late 80s, midterm elections favored Democrats and older voters were a Democratic voting bloc because the FDR generation was still around and still voting Democratic in large numbers.
