Clinton in 1996 was elected with a divided Congress in place. Truman (1948) and Roosevelt (1932) actually ran and won while the Republicans controlled Congress.
They saw a Democratic Congress swept in on their coat-tails.
He is known as the "incumbent."
disruptive issues such as general public discontent with Congress become prominentthe incumbent is tainted with charges of personal misconduct or corruptionthe election is a midterm election and the incumbent is of the same party as the presidentthrough redistricting, they are placed in a disadvantageous district
Incumbent
A person who currently is a member of Congress is called the incumbent when referred to during an election. Otherwise, a member of the House of Representatives is called a Representative or Congressman/Congresswoman. A member of the Senate is called a Senator.
He had to work with a Democratic Congress. (Apex)
The collective noun for presidents is a succession of presidents. The collective noun congress is used for a congress of baboons, a congress of crows.
Democratic Action Congress was created in 2004.
Democratic Action Congress ended in 1986.
Democratic Constituent Congress happened in 1992.
Liberal Democratic Congress was created in 1990.
Liberal Democratic Congress ended in 1994.
He had to work with a Democratic Congress. (Apex)