And the same thing — I remember I was saying that I thought the Democratic Party was going to do extremely well in the off-year election.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/i-better-be-careful-what-i-say-here-biden-reveals-what-reporters-tell-him-in-private-about-how-they-cover-him/

As of Oct. 24, more than 300,000 early ballots have been cast, and the state is on track to far exceed turnout from the previous off-year election in 2021.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/29/ohio-abortion-referendum-democrats-2024-00124060

Democrats dominate Republicans in these off-year races because they concentrate on voter turnout no matter what’s on the ballet or how it gets counted.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/08/rooke-ohio-election-abortion-republicans-democrats/

The show started off with a discussion of the contrast between the off-year elections in which the GOP on the issue of abortion and the blockbuster that came out last weekend, with Wallace asking panelists if Biden should still be thinking of bowing out.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/news/for-a-loser-hes-winning-an-awful-lot-kara-swisher-bristles-when-chris-wallace-asks-if-biden-should-bow-out/

Virginia's off-year schedule and narrowly divided politics typically mean the state is a place to test messaging and scrutinize voter sentiment before the coming year's presidential cycle.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/gov-youngkin-aims-for-a-gop-sweep-in-virginias-legislative-elections-democrats-have-other-ideas/600317249/