21.   But, no, even the popular likes of Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Ronald Reagan have failed to gain seats in the best times.

22.   By contrast, the Green Party, which has a liberal ecology-oriented agenda but also wants to stay out of NATO, gained several seats.

23.   California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Montana and Nevada are each expected to gain a seat.

24.   By all accounts, Republicans are expected to gain seats in the midterm elections, so the political challenge for the president will be formidable.

25.   California, Colorado and Nevada also each gained a seat, and Arizona, Georgia and Texas picked up two.

26.   Colorado, Georgia and Nevada would each gain one seat.

27.   Democrats actually gained one seat in the House, while the balance in the Senate was unchanged.

28.   Democrats must also gain seats from retiring Republicans in Oregon and Colorado, along with holding onto Democratic seats in New Jersey and Massachusetts.

29.   Democrats took Republican-held Senate seats in Florida, Washington, Delaware and Minnesota, but Republicans gained seats in Virginia and Nevada.

30.   Democrats gained five seats in those elections, and Republican efforts to impeach Clinton were widely believed to have angered the public.