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In reply to the discussion: GAWKER: Flight Logs Put Clinton, Dershowitz on Pedophile Billionaire’s Sex Jet [View all]Henhouse
(646 posts)I think the Democrats put the right wing "crotch sniffers" to bed in 1998 [See mid terms]... Not going to relitigate it today...But don't forget to wave the blue dress if, as a Bernie supporter, you want to go down that road....
New York Times
THE 1998 ELECTIONS: CONGRESS -- THE OVERVIEW; G.O.P. IN SCRAMBLE OVER BLAME FOR POOR SHOWING AT THE POLLS
By ALISON MITCHELL and ERIC SCHMITT
Published: November 5, 1998
Stunned by the Democratic resurgence in the midterm elections, Congressional Republicans tore into one another yesterday over who was to blame for their failure to make the traditional opposition party gains in an off-year election.
The soul-searching and recriminations -- and a possibility of Congressional leadership challenges -- came as election results showed that Republicans had been unable to increase their 55-to-45-vote margin in the Senate and that Democrats had picked up five seats in the House.
The Democratic surge was the first time since 1934 that the President's party had gained seats in a midterm election and it whittled the Republican lead in the House down to 12 votes and the majority to 6. The Democratic victories were even more remarkable in a year marked by the monthslong scandal over President Clinton's affair with Monica S. Lewinsky.