# This decade has been missing its big-impact midterm

- Source: NPR Politics
- Published: 2026-10-24T09:00:00+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.npr.org/2026/10/24/nx-s1-6014811/midterm-election-history-house-senate
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/this-decade-has-been-missing-its-big-impact-midterm-d68885/

Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly.

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