HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/09/why-its-unlikely-dems-will-beat-the-six-year-itch-and-take-back-the-house/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:10:04 -0400Why it's unlikely Dems will beat the "six-year itch" and take back the House<![CDATA[There’s a phenomenon in American politics known as the “six-year” itch, which is the tendency of voters to reject a two-term president’s party in his sixth year in office. There are a number of explanations for this — scandal, disillusionment of the president’s base, hunger among the opposition. But for whatever the reasons, there has never been a case since the Civil War (i.e since the Democratic and Republican parties co-existed) in which a president regained control of the House for his party in the sixth term of his presidency. &#8230;]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:20:09 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/09/why-its-unlikely-dems-will-beat-the-six-year-itch-and-take-back-the-house-n99981