What history tells us about the 2026 midterm elections | Brookings

What history tells us about the 2026 midterm elections

As Americans head to the polls to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, voters trickle into the Alexandria Fire Department Headquarters Station Number 4 in Alexandria, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.

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