Word: gop
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When students asked what the losses would have on chances for re-election, "Now that the GOP is in office, they will look like the of . This will re-elect...
...GOP landslide continued in the House, where Judiciary Chairman Jack Brooks of Texas, at 21 terms the longest-serving lawmaker seeking re-election, was ousted by Republican Steve Stockman 52-46 percent. Former Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski was handily defeated in a 55-45 upset by little-known GOP challenger Michael Flanagan. Overall, 32 Democratic incumbents lost and three trailed.Post your opinion to theElection '94bulletin board
With 14,000 absentee ballots still uncounted -- and his House Speakership down the tubes, in any case -- Tom Foley conceded Washington state's 5th Congressional District race to GOP newcomer George Nethercutt. Just 2,174 votes (or 1 percent) down, Foley, the first sitting Speaker dumped since the Civil War, chose not to wait days for the final count -- which, half-completed, favored Nethercutt 55 to 45 percent. What sunk the 15-termer? The mostly-conservative voters couldn't forgive him for joining a 1992 court battle challenging a citizen term limits initiative, ramming through President Clinton's gun-control...
...realigning election." The next few days will have a conciliatory tone -- however, expect vicious, bloody fights after Congress gets down to business, he says. "After we get through this interlude, we'll see a lot of gridlock on any real initiatives," he says. The reason? While the GOP cleaned up, it didn't get enough seats to override a handy little thing called a presidential veto.Post your opinion to theElection '94bulletin board
...Republican victory can be attributed to the middle class -- once the kingdom of the Democrats -- switching allegiances, according to Tuesday exit poll data released today. More than half the voters in the $30,000 to $50,000 income bracket sided with the GOP this year, up sharply from 43 percent in the 1990 midterm elections. Another GOP voter marker: education: Exit polls show that only those without a high school diploma and those with postgraduate degrees were firmly Democratic. The vast middle ground of voters with high school or college degrees voted Republican. Baby boomers, a majority of whom have...