They lost 26 seats, but that’s actually under the average that has been lost of late in the midterms, 30. And that’s with so many retirements and seats up, plus 24/7 attack media.
Via Fox News:
President Trump, in a lengthy and contentious post-midterms press conference with reporters, touted Republicans’ expanded Senate majority and declared the party “defied history” compared with past elections — even as the GOP lost control of the House.
“It was a big day yesterday,” the president said during a nearly 90-minute press conference in the East Room of the White House. “Incredible day. And last night, the Republican Party defied history to expand our Senate majority while significantly beating expectations in the House.”
Trump emphasized how the number of Republican senators increased under him – unlike former President Barack Obama, who saw a loss of Democratic senators in his first midterm elections in 2010. That year, Democrats lost six seats in the Senate and lost 63 seats in the House.
“This election marks the largest Senate gains for a president’s party in a first midterm election since at least President Kennedy’s in 1962,” Trump said.