Reporter's Notebook: House control could hinge on whether the old political rules still apply

Are we playing with the old playbook or a new playbook in the midterm elections this fall? That’s unclear.

It’s hard to determine, simply because we’ve seen so much that’s "new" in politics lately.

Norms are cast aside.

The American system quaked to its core in recent years.

You’ve witnessed an American president win the election by prevailing in the Electoral College but losing the popular vote.

To have that happen twice in 16 years (2000 and 2016) is astonishing, considering the fact that such an outcome only unfolded on three occasions before.

You then had a president impeached twice – yet return to office a few years later.

There was the Capitol riot, as arguing continued about the 2020 election.

FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS WANT MAJOR CHANGE AMID ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DISCONTENT If this is the old playbook, Democrats likely light up the scoreboard in November.

The party of the President typically loses about 25 seats in a president’s first midterm.

Midterm elections are frequently a referendum on the President.

That’s why many Republicans are trying to keep President Donald Trump at arm’s length, considering that his polling numbers are anywhere from the mid-thirties to 40 percent on a good day.

Gas prices are high.

Grocery prices are skyrocketing.