Only 3 times in the past 100 yrs has the party of the president picked up House
seats in the midterms. --Only 3 times in the past 100 yrs has the party of the president picked up Senate seats in the midterms. ----- So with regard to The House, we had a normal midterm.-----and with regard to The Senate, we had an abnormal mid term as the President's party picked up seats. ----Senate seats are much much more valuable than House seats.--- these facts along with another tidbit that 44 Republican House Members retired indicate that Democrats, at best, eeked out a victory this midterm in The House and were thoroughly destroyed in The Senate.