Midterms More or Less quiz: It's Trump v Obama (and Biden, and Bush ...)

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Archer, L. (2026, November 3). Midterms More or Less quiz: It's Trump v Obama (and Biden, and Bush ...). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-04/more-or-less-quiz-rank-presidents-performance-at-midterms/107337500

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-11-03 · by Lincoln Archer

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This article invites readers to participate in an interactive quiz comparing Donald Trump’s expected midterm election performance with that of his predecessors. The quiz ranks past presidents based on how their respective parties fared during midterm elections, using data from the American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara. Readers are prompted to drag and drop presidential names into shaded boxes for ranking and can receive hints if needed.

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Story summary

As of November 3, 2026, an article from Just In presents a quiz challenging readers to rank past U.S. presidential performances based on their party's mid-term election losses or gains. The quiz uses data from The American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara and asks participants to drag the names of former presidents into shaded boxes according to their poll performance, with three guesses per round.

Presidents typically see their parties lose seats in Congress during midterm elections, but some have defied this trend by gaining seats. The article invites readers to compare Trump's results with those of his predecessors and provides a hint function if needed. Additional quizzes on various topics are available through the ABC's New Quiz page for further engagement.

Written for “Midterms Voting Quiz” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

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Who wrote this

Lincoln Archer

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Narrative

Your challenge in today's quiz is to rank past presidential performances based on how badly they were punished at the polls.

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2026-11-03 · ABC News (AU)

Midterms More or Less quiz: It's Trump v Obama (and Biden, and Bush ...) · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Guess how Trump's results compare with those of his predecessors. asserted

results → guess → predecessors

Presidents always lose at the midterms. asserted

Presidents → lose → midterms

Your challenge in today's quiz is to rank past presidential performances based on how badly they were punished at the polls. asserted

they → rank → polls

Or, in only a couple of history-defying cases, how many seats their party actually gained. asserted

party → defy → seats

Hit Submit when you're happy. asserted

you → hit → Submit

- You have three guesses per round. asserted

You → have → round

- You can get a hint if you're stuck. asserted

you → get → hint

Where to find all the ABC's quizzes Want to test yourself even further? asserted

find → find → yourself

Take a squiz at the ABC's New Quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes. asserted

you → take → quizzes

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