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...House, Gingrich knew that his majority would be smaller, his freshmen chastened and, as Clinton completed his tack to the center, that the leverage of moderate Republicans would increase. There are nearly two dozen members of Gingrich's caucus who are moderate enough for Clinton and Dick Gephardt's Democrats to peel off. Last week Gingrich began exploring with his advisers, including his wife Marianne, how to reach out to the moderates whom just a year ago his freshmen openly attacked. The man who once criticized Clinton as a "work in progress" might chuckle now as he moves...
Perhaps the trickiest role belongs to Gephardt, the House minority leader. Clinton came back from his Little Rock economic summit in 1992 saying, "I love Dick Gephardt!" But after Gephardt opposed NAFTA and pushed Clinton away from centrist measures such as welfare reform, their interests diverged. A centrist who turned liberal when he ran for President in 1988, Gephardt has tacked back toward the center lately, promoting a distinctly moderate "families-first" agenda of baby steps such as portable pensions and health insurance for children. The two men could work together again, gluing Democratic votes to Republican moderates...
...With reporting by Jay Carney with Gephardt, Dan Goodgame with Lott, J.F.O. McAllister with Clinton and Karen Tumulty with Gingrich
...Republican] Newt Gingrich Ga. $5,625,093 [*] [Democrat] Richard Gephardt Mo. $3,249,849 [*] [Democrat] Charles Schumer N.Y. $2,859,681 [*] [Democrat] Michael Coles Ga. $2,344,912 [Democrat] Ellen Tauscher Calif. $2,100,833 ? [Democrat] Vic Fazio Calif. $2,054,088 [*] [Republican] Greg Ganske Iowa $2,019,302 [*] [Democrat] Joseph Kennedy Mass. $1,885,342 [*] [Democrat] Martin Frost Texas $1,768,731 [*] [Republican] John Ensign...
...Democrat-dominated government resulting from a Clinton win and a Congress led by Democrats--whether by retaking the House, or the Senate, or both--would allow House Democratic leader Richard Gephardt to pursue his Families First agenda, which calls for expanded health insurance for children, greater pension security and increased aid to education. Whether a re-elected Clinton would support those measures, however, is uncertain. Least likely is the combination of a Dole presidency and a Democrat-led Congress--an outcome that could render Dole's entire agenda, from tax cuts to shrinking government, dead on arrival on Capitol Hill...