Then, as now, the administration was on the defensive, and Democrats expected to do well in midterm elections.

Democrats can't expect to get much help from Republicans.

But at the very least, most Democrats expect their working majority in the chamber to be eroded.

Democrats expect to hold their existing five seats and hope to grab at least two additional ones.

Democrats across the country expect a lot from him.

Democrats, meanwhile, expect the Republican ticket to campaign separately, for the most part.

That was back when Democrats ran the chamber and fully expected to keep doing so.

Some Democrats, however, expect a few of their leaders to begin moving toward a moratorium in the coming months.

"The Democrats should not expect any votes from us."

Democrats never expected this year's Congressional elections to be easy.