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@earl-of-trumps saidNo, they don't. FDR, Bill Clinton and GW all gained seats in their first midterms. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/seats-congress-gainedlost-the-presidents-party-mid-term-elections
Talk is cheap.
But when it comes down to going out and actually voting, the repubs have the edge.
You do know that - regardless of polls, the midterms go to the opposition every time
1934 might be the best comparison; a Democratic President taking over after an economic crash. But Republicans then hadn't decided to cancel the right of bodily sovereignty for 1/2 of the population.
And besides that's history, not something preordained.
@jj-adams said8.7 million more jobs ain't too shabby. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/unemployment/2022/06/03/u-s--added-390-000-jobs-in-may-as-hiring-remained-robust
Things are so much better now with Biden in office.
Look at all the progress he's made.
(Short pause allowed for laughter to subside)