Ballotpedia's Daily Brew 11-10-17: Correct quiz answer
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#FridayFact Answer
When Barack Obama began his first term as president, Democrats had control of Congress, but as history shows, Republicans won the Congressional majority in the following midterm elections. Donald Trump entered the White House with a Republican majority in Congress. The question is: will it last? Is the party of a first-term president doomed to lose control of Congress during the midterms following his election?
This week's #FridayFact asked: Who was the last president whose party retained its power in Congress into the second half of his first term? You selected from the following choices.
The correct answer was George W. Bush. He was first elected president in 2000, and Republicans gained eights seats in the House of Representatives and two seats in the Senate in the 2002 elections. However, Republicans would lose control of Congress in the 2006 elections. He was the second of three consecutive presidents whose party lost the majority in Congress during his tenure.
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