“American voters pay close attention to the presidential election…. Midterm elections…are a great chance for the opposing party to increase gridlock…”

American voters pay close attention to the presidential election. The majority of eligible voters, and a much larger majority of those registered to vote, show up to vote for presidents. Naturally, expectations are always very high for the newly elected president, who then gets a wonderful “honeymoon” period, followed rather quickly by disappointment and disillusionment. Midterm elections, which don’t have the president on the ballot, are a great chance for the opposing party to increase gridlock, as happened in 2010.

Raphael J. Sonenshein, “What Ferguson Can Learn From Los Angeles”, Jewish Journal (5-11 September 2014), 14.