Word: gop
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Republican George Allen handily won theVirginia governor's race yesterday, ending 12years of Democratic rule in Richmond. Allen'svictory in Virginia over Democrat Mary Sue Terrygave the GOP the night's first major trophy. With97 percent of the vote counted, Allen wascomfortably ahead with 58 percent to Terry's 41percent...
...early 1980s, young GOP House members adopted a new strategy for combatting the insurmountable Democratic majority. Led by Newt Gingrich, they decided to take advantage of C-Span TV cameras situated 24 hours a day in the House chamber by making alarmist, often untrue, speeches from the podium about what the Democrats were doing to the House. Most of the time, there were few other members in the chamber; sometimes, there were none because everyone else had gone home for the night. These tactics so infuriated Speaker Tip O'Neill that he directed some untoward language at Gingrich from...
...could do one thing, it would be to have my own cable channel," Greener said. He said he wanted to see a channel devoted strictly to the Republican party called "GOP...
...early yet on the campaign calendar, and Republicans have hundreds of ads ahead of them. But the foundations of a Congressional drive will set the tone for the program to come. Highlighting errant Democrats is a one-sided strategy that will take the GOP only so far. If the party doesn't outline a Republican program--even a minimal, skeleton program--it's unlikely to be convincing. And if Republicans can't wage convincing campaigns, then 1994 promises, indeed, to be more of the same...
...Republican activities are getting media play, far more than any legislative initiatives or long-term policy planning. Scores of articles have quoted prominent Republicans who gleefully relate how much the unpopular Bill Clinton has done for their party. But while the spark of Clinton-bashing can start the GOP engine, the party will have to provide its own motive poser. When your party is out of the White House, it's certainly harder to gain attention for proactive steps. Harder, and far more critical. For initiative is the key to destroy a reputation for stagnancy...