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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
As an outsider, the mid-terms do seem a bit of overkill. Why not just have one election every four years for everything?
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Because the Constitution says so. And that’s hard to change, the argument would be that it gives checks and balances. One party controlling the Presidency, the House and the Senate for 4 years would be able to wield more power for longer, and the electorate tends to vote against that scenario given the opportunity at midterms.