claim: "before the republican wave in 2010, democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in congress. even in 1994 with the gingrich revolution ... democrats had that advantage."
author: jonathan karl
evidence_1: jun 26, 2018 ... democrats have done well in special elections and hold a lead in generic ... 1994  and 2010 were huge for house republicans, as was 2006 for ... how to flip the  house: the 1994 republican revolution .... you start 15 or 20 years before.” ....  another 21 seats, and took a 57-to-41 advantage in the senate.
evidence_2: "before the republican wave in 2010, democrats had an advantage on the  generic ballot in congress. even in 1994 with the gingrich revolution ...  democrats ...
evidence_3: jan 17, 2018 ... it may not be simple for democrats to win the house back in ... during the “ gingrich revolution” in 1994, there were 27 democrats who retired. ... even in  the 2010 election, more than 80 percent of all incumbents won ... there are, in  fact, 52 republican incumbents and open seats with a gop advantage of ...
evidence_4: "before the republican wave in 2010, democrats had an advantage on the  generic ballot in congress. even in 1994 with the gingrich revolution ...  democrats ...
evidence_5: aug 2, 2018 ... the house is solidly republican — but the democratic tide might be high ... a  littler further back, in 1994, the newt gingrich–led republican revolution turned  bill clinton's blue house red. historically, however, house wave elections have  not been a ... one such advantage is the incumbency advantage.