Will this week's blue wave election usher in a Democratic president in 2028?
CNBC analyzes wave midterm elections since 1938 and finds that, statistically, this week's blue wave should have little bearing on whether Democrats win the presidency in 2028: of the top four waves before a president's final term the incumbent won reelection, while in the next five the incumbent party lost. Pollster Jay Campbell attributes this to presidential elections hinging far more on each party's nominee than on the political environment.
