It is a failsafe and oft-repeated line, one we’ve all heard uttered each election cycle as a friend (or a TV talker) proclaims his undergraduate knowledge of political patterns: “ The president’s party loses seats in the midterm elections .”

It’s about as profound as the trailblazing financial advice “buy low, sell high,” or hearing your overweight, armchair-quarterback pal explaining “if the offense puts more points on the board, the Jets can win.”

Thanks, coach!

Unfortunately for both the GOP and Gang Green, these clichés almost always hold true.

But while the Jets might struggle to score this Sunday, the Republican Party under President Donald Trump is charging downfield, routinely stretching past its first-down markers.

And fresh data this month — funding totals, handicappers

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