The House Is Restless. It Has Been Before.
Explore the historical and current political shifts in the House and their impact on voters. The House of Congress has been seen as a pendulum, with six times changing parties in the past decade, including in 2006, 2010, 2018, and 2022. This could be the seventh consecutive midterm in which one chamber of Congress or the other changes parties. This is not the first time the country has seen this phenomenon, but in the Gilded Age, when the House changed hands six times as a country was caught between farm and factory. This shift was seen as an indication of a breakdown in politics, with voters looking for a party that understands the difference. The author suggests that frequent elections are the only policy by which frequent elections can secure public sentiment.
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PITTSBURGH — In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. They called themselves Coxey's Army. It was a protest march of jobless work... [9299 symbols]
