I still say "hang on" was the appropriate intransitive verb.
In terms of history, the vast majority of presidents lose seats in their first mid term. Obama and Clinton both got hammered, with BHO setting a modern record for number of seats lost. Every president from Truman through Clinton lost at least some House seats this way, including JFK. Even the Great One (Reagan) got hit hard in his first med-term. But, by the time of his second election, voters could feel the effects on the economy of Reagan's many reforms and he won re-election in a landslide.
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